Development of Portable Inspection Car for Measuring Rail Wear

Abstract:

The past rail wear measurement methods and equipments are summarized and the development process of portable inspection car for measuring rail wear is presented. The measurement system of this portable inspection car is developed based on the software platform of Labview. The car structure design is delicate and matched well with the image collecting device. This portable inspection car can measure the rail wear every 2.5 cm along the railway line and the measuring accuracy is 0.1mm.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 505-506)
• Pages: 68-71
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.505-506.68
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Li Wang*, Ping Wang, Jin Hui Xu, Jian Wang
• Keywords: LabVIEW, Laser Measurement, Portable Inspection Car, Rail Wear

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