Advancements and applications of digital twin in the railway industry: a literature review

D Kushwaha, A Kumar, SP Harsha - International Journal of Rail …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The railway is the most used mode of transportation in the world, so digital transformations
are needed to automate the operations in the railway sector. Digital twin (DT) technology …

[HTML][HTML] Roles and functions of asphalt sub-ballast in the modern maintenance of the European railways

A La Placa, F Autelitano, L Neduzha, O Tiutkin… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The railway network is increasingly becoming central to the socio-economic development
and the decarbonisation of transport, supporting its growth in compliance with the emission …

[HTML][HTML] Research on Rail Surface Defect Detection Based on Improved CenterNet

Y Mao, S Zheng, L Li, R Shi, X An - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Rail surface defect detection is vital for railway safety. Traditional methods falter with varying
defect sizes and complex backgrounds, while two-stage deep learning models, though …

[HTML][HTML] RTINet: A Lightweight and High-Performance Railway Turnout Identification Network Based on Semantic Segmentation

D Wei, W Zhang, H Li, Y Jiang, Y Xian, J Deng - Entropy, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To lighten the workload of train drivers and enhance railway transportation safety, a novel
and intelligent method for railway turnout identification is investigated based on semantic …

A quantification method for micro-defect size in copper foil based on motion-induced eddy current signal characteristics

B Wei, S Wen, L Peng, J Zhang, Z Han… - Measurement Science …, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
Lithium-ion batteries are recognized as a critical technology for modern energy storage, with
copper foil frequently used as the current collector for the anode. However, the presence of …

[HTML][HTML] Research on a Wear Defect Detection Method for a Switch Sliding Baseplate Based on Improved Yolov5

Q Jiang, R Gao, Y Zhao, W Yu, Z Dang, S Deng - Lubricants, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the realm of railroad transportation, the switch sliding baseplate constitutes one of the
most crucial components within railroad crossings. Wear defects occurring on the switch …