Optical system for measuring position and acceleration of the sliding bow of a pantograph, and the contact force between the sliding bow and the catenary suspension line, comprising: at least a camera installed on the ceiling of a railway vehicle and configured so that a region containing at least a portion of said sliding bow is framed; at least a laser focused on a laser sheet arranged on a substantially vertical plane and directed towards said pantograph, said laser sheet intersecting said region framed by said camera, characterized in that said system further comprises at least a cylindrical target installed integrally to said sliding bow, with an axis parallel to the one of said sliding bow, in a position in which said target is lighted by said laser and framed by said camera, said target being realized in material reflecting to the frequency of the light emitted by said laser.
Optical system for measuring contact strength between pantograph and overhead line
2022-09-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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