Descrizione del progetto
La prossima generazione di zone di transizione ferroviarie
Le zone di transizione sono una parte dell’infrastruttura ferroviaria a cui occorre prestare particolare attenzione perché la loro manutenzione richiede uno sforzo maggiore rispetto ai binari aperti. Il progetto IN2ZONE, finanziato dall’UE, presenterà un prototipo di soluzione di zona di transizione di nuova generazione che apporta un cambiamento di svolta delle condizioni di supporto dei binari, riducendo drasticamente gli interventi di manutenzione. Riunendo le più recenti soluzioni di transizione con gli ultimi progressi nella scienza dei materiali, IN2ZONE si propone di ottimizzare i design di sovrastruttura e sottostruttura dei binari, aumentare la durata e garantire che i benefici siano realizzati in un tempo minimo. Il progetto fornirà inoltre una specifica di monitoraggio avanzata basata sulla resilienza per le zone di transizione per garantire la manutenzione tempestiva del sistema.
Obiettivo
IN2ZONE will design and test a prototype next generation transition zone solution that provides a step-change in track support conditions, resulting in a reduction in maintenance interventions. The new solution will combine the newest existing transition solutions with technological advances from other sectors, including recent advances in material science. This interdisciplinary approach will improve both the track super-structure and sub-structure designs, thus ensuring the whole system stiffness is optimised. To increase lifespan, advanced automatic irregularity correcting sleepers will be designed, that are synthetic and optimised for transition zones. This will enable the transition zone solution to self-correct minor vertical track geometry irregularities/faults. Further, the solution architecture will be modular to ensure the benefits are realised in minimal time.
The new design will be optimised using the latest advances in discrete and finite element numerical simulation tools, coupled with computational fluid dynamics. The concept will then be constructed and tested at large-scale in an accelerated track testing laboratory facility. This gives a rare and valuable opportunity to develop and test the transition zone solution installation, maintenance and decommissioning, while also assessing long-term settlement behaviour.
In addition to the new design, an advanced resilience-based monitoring specification for transition zones will be developed, which will fuse data from multiple track, vehicle and satellite sensors, using edge computing and artificial intelligence to achieve an Industry 4.0 approach for just-in-time maintenance.
IN2ZONE’s pan-European consortium comprises 7 stakeholders covering all areas of expertise necessary to execute the project, including three companies, two research Universities, one Infrastructure Manager and one Rail Association.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligence
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsfluid dynamicscomputational fluid dynamics
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software
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H2020-S2RJU-OC-2020
Meccanismo di finanziamento
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
LS2 9JT Leeds
Regno Unito