Timely and effective inspection ensures safe operation and optimum resource use for
infrastructure maintenance and renewal. Robot advances allow rapid collection of …

Environmental conditions such as wind and ground traffic introduce motion in camera
measurement systems and affect measurement accuracy. Conventional camera motion …

For electrified railways, the catenary dynamic behavior is critical to ensure a robust and
steady current collection quality for electric trains. The current collection is achieved as the …

Smooth pantograph-catenary contact is essential for regular train operation. However,
catenary section overlaps are locations where peak contact forces occur, which significantly …

This study focuses on developing a comprehensive model of a rigid overhead system, which
includes essential components such as the suspension structure, positioning clamp, and …

Rivets are critical mechanical fasteners in steel bridges, and rivet defects may cause
catastrophic failure. This study proposes a convolutional neural network (CNN)‐based …

Catenary–pantograph contact force is generally used for assessment of the current
collection quality. A good current collection quality not only increases catenary lifetime but …

The catenary system is the only source of power for high-speed railways, which carries the
electric current to be collected by a pantograph mounted on the train roof via sliding contact …

This paper describes the results of a parametric convergence study on dynamic pantograph-
catenary interaction simulations performed with the simulation tool CaPaSIM 3D. The …