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
SYSTÈMES FERROVIAIRES FAISANT APPEL À UNE SURVEILLANCE ACOUSTIQUE
28.04.2021
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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