A method of method of monitoring vandalism, trespassing or theft at railside locations is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of:a) providing an acoustic transducer comprising a sensing fibre optic cable proximate the railway for picking up acoustic signals;b) receiving acoustic signals from the transducer;c) analysing the received signals to determine whether the noise expected to be created by an item has disappeared from the received signal, whether an abnormal signal has been received and/or whether signals from items not associated with the railway have been received.
RAILWAY SYSTEMS USING ACOUSTIC MONITORING
EISENBAHNSCHIENENSYSTEME MIT AKUSTISCHER ÜBERWACHUNG
RÉSEAUX FERROVIAIRES UTILISANT LA SURVEILLANCE ACOUSTIQUE
13.12.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC |
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