Optical and Acousto-optic Sensor Technology for Railway-Applications

Informazioni relative al progetto

OpticTrainDetection

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 651574

DOI

10.3030/651574

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 19 Settembre 2014

Data di avvio 1 Ottobre 2014

Data di completamento 31 Marzo 2015

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

FRAUSCHER SENSORTECHNIK GMBH
Austria

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - OpticTrainDetection (Optical and Acousto-optic Sensor Technology for Railway-Applications)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2014-10-01 al 2015-03-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

The objective of the SME – Instrument Phase 1 feasibility study was to investigate the potential applications for operational railway management and asset condition monitoring using an integrated sensing solution combining existing sensors with fibre sensing technologies. Of the two fibre sensing technologies researched Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) was found to be a better practical and technical solution than Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) for operational rail traffic solutions.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

Live studies and tests were conducted on an operational European Rail network to gather both FBG and DAS data detecting train movements and asset condition. A series of meetings were held with rail operators to gauge their view of the available fibre sensing technologies, the proposed integrated rail solutions and to view the test results.
The findings and results were positive and the rail operators confirmed their continuing interest in the proposed integrated sensing technology and their support with a more in depth set of testing and trials.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The feasbility study confirmed that the potential exists to:
• reduce both capital (Capex) and ongoing Operational (Opex) costs with the proposed integrated rail management and asset condition solutions.
• positively improve the environmental impact with the reduction of power and copper cabling along the track.
• provide an attractive career path in the railway industry for engineers of all ages and both genders wishing to work with the latest technology
• replace many aged and obsolete technologies and sensors
• improve safety for both the rail workers and travelling public
• provide a set of integrated solutions providing rail user benefit in the araes of safety, security traffic management and asset maintenance.

Test installation of a Distributed Acoustic Sensor System