• DocumentCode
    791819
  • Title

    Data Acquisition for Automated Track Inspection

  • Author

    Sullivan, Jerry H.

  • Author_Institution
    Research and Test Laboratory, Southern Railway Company, Alexandria, Va.
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1974
  • Firstpage
    770
  • Lastpage
    777
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of a minicomputer in an integrated track inspection program. The basic elements of such a program include the measuring vehicle, data reduction process, and presentation of data to the various management levels. The paper describes such a system which has been in use on the Southern Railway for over five years and points out desirable changes, problems, and economics.
  • Keywords
    Accelerometers; Axles; Calibration; Data acquisition; Inspection; Layout; Maintenance; Personnel; Rail transportation; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1974.349228
  • Filename
    4157677