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    Use of a 3D model to improve the performance of laser-based railway track inspection

    Ye, Jiaqi / Stewart, Edward / Roberts, Clive | SAGE Publications | 2019
    navigation, medical imaging and architectural restoration of cultural relics. Most of the inspection techniques used in railway systems are, however ...

    Applications, value and barriers of common data frameworks in the rail industry of Great Britain

    Golightly, David / Easton, John M / Roberts, Clive et al. | SAGE Publications | 2013
    In the rail industry, the exchange of data across system and organisational boundaries is an essential step in the delivery of advances ...

    A novel framework for supporting the design of moving block train control system schemes

    Wang, Haifeng / Tang, Tao / Roberts, Clive et al. | SAGE Publications | 2014
    operations. Due to its complexity and safety criticality, it is difficult to develop formal methods to support the design of specific schemes. An ...

    Method for validating the train motion equations used for passenger rail vehicle simulation

    Douglas, Heather / Weston, Paul / Kirkwood, David et al. | SAGE Publications | 2017
    . It is typically expected that these results will be within 5–10% accuracy of the recorded data. However, such a large margin could allow ...
    Keywords: equations of motion

    Improving the dependability of DC point machines with a novel condition monitoring system

    Asada, Tomotsugu / Roberts, Clive | SAGE Publications | 2013
    method can detect and diagnose faults to a high degree of accuracy and can provide an indication of the severity of the faults. ...

    Feasibility of discontinuous electrification on the Great Western Main Line determined by train simulation

    Hoffrichter, Andreas / Silmon, Joseph / Schmid, Felix et al. | SAGE Publications | 2013
    The UK has a number of main line railway routes that are not yet electrified. Some of these routes are under active consideration for ...

    The application of an enhanced Brute Force algorithm to minimise energy costs and train delays for differing railway train control systems

    Zhao, Ning / Roberts, Clive / Hillmansen, Stuart | SAGE Publications | 2014
    priorities. Analysis of the results shows that the operation performance can be improved by eliminating the interactions between trains using ...

      The application of an enhanced Brute Force algorithm to minimise energy costs and train delays for differing railway train control systems

      Zhao, Ning / Roberts, Clive / Hillmansen, Stuart | Tema Archive | 2014
      priorities. Analysis of the results shows that the operation performance can be improved by eliminating the interactions between trains using ...

    Condition monitoring of railway pantographs to achieve fault detection and fault diagnosis

    Xin, Tingyu / Roberts, Clive / Weston, Paul et al. | SAGE Publications | 2020
    in the pantograph system degrade the quality of the contact between the pantograph and catenary and reduce the reliability of railway ...

    Development and design of a narrow-gauge hydrogen-hybrid locomotive

    Coombe, Duncan / Fisher, Peter / Hoffrichter, Andreas et al. | SAGE Publications | 2016
    exist. In 2012, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers held the inaugural Railway Challenge, in which the participating teams had to develop ...

    Observations of train control performance on a camshaft-operated DC electrical multiple unit

    Ellis, Robert / Weston, Paul / Stewart, Edward et al. | SAGE Publications | 2016
    demonstrate a number of driver styles and their correlation with energy consumption. The differences in energy consumption were observed to be related ...

    Case study: Feature-based analysis of electric arc damage to railway signal cables

    Yang, Shiwu / Chen, Lei / Roberts, Clive et al. | SAGE Publications | 2015
    Signal cables on Chinese heavy haul railways are often observed to have been burnt and damaged; this can cause the failure of signalling ...

    A solution to transient failures of HVI track circuits caused by inrush interference based on wavelet analysis

    Huang, Zanwu / Roberts, Clive / Chen, Lei et al. | SAGE Publications | 2017
    and impact of TRB track circuit failures are analyzed and a solution to the TRB failure mode based on wavelet analysis is proposed. Computer ...

    Perspectives on railway axle bearing condition monitoring

    Entezami, Mani / Roberts, Clive / Weston, Paul et al. | SAGE Publications | 2020
    bearings produce a certain level of vibration and noise, but a bearing with a defect causes substantial changes in the vibration and noise levels ...

    An integrated robotic system for automatic detection and characterisation of rolling contact fatigue cracks in rails using an alternating current field measurement sensor

    Rowshandel, Hamed / Nicholson, Gemma L / Davis, Claire L et al. | SAGE Publications | 2013
    This paper considers the development of an integrated robotic system which may be used to automatically locate and then systematically scan ...

      An integrated robotic system for automatic detection and characterisation of rolling contact fatigue cracks in rails using an alternating current field measurement sensor

      Rowshandel, Hamed / Nicholson, Gemma L. / Davis, Claire L. et al. | Tema Archive | 2013
      This paper considers the development of an integrated robotic system which may be used to automatically locate and then systematically scan ...

    Railway smart grids: Drivers, benefits and challenges

    Steele, Heather / Roberts, Clive / Hillmansen, Stuart | SAGE Publications | 2019
    Smart grids are considered to be the ‘next generation’ of electricity supply systems, capable of increasing supply reliability ...

    Developing a life cycle cost model for real-time condition monitoring in railways under uncertainty

    Zhang, Di / Hu, Hao / Roberts, Clive et al. | SAGE Publications | 2017
    increase. At the same time, the maintenance costs of the Shanghai Metro have increased to about six times their original value. To ensure ...

    A vision-based method for line-side switch rail condition monitoring and inspection

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    Ye, Jiaqi / Stewart, Edward / Chen, Qianyu et al. | SAGE Publications | 2022
    In railway systems, switch rails are one of the key components of switches & crossings (S&C). They are controlled by switch machines to ...

    Rail freight in 2035 – traction energy analysis for high-performance freight trains

    Hoffrichter, Andreas / Silmon, Joseph / Iwnicki, Simon et al. | SAGE Publications | 2012
    This paper provides a comparison of the energy consumption and carbon emissions of rail and road vehicles for two routes. The scenarios ...

      Rail freight in 2035 - traction energy analysis for high-performance freight trains

      Hoffrichter, Andreas / Silmon, Joseph / Iwnicki, Simon et al. | Tema Archive | 2012
      This paper provides a comparison of the energy consumption and carbon emissions of rail and road vehicles for two routes. The scenarios ...

    Special Issue on prognostics and health monitoring in railways

    Bruni, Stefano / Roberts, Clive | SAGE Publications | 2016

    Developing system models to help Great Britain's railways embrace innovative technologies with confidence

    Bouch, Christopher J / Roberts, Clive | SAGE Publications | 2013
    railway is, however, a complex and closely coupled system, making it difficult in the early stages of development, to be clear what the system ...