Health monitoring systems with low-cost sensor networks and smart algorithms are always
needed in both passenger trains and heavy haul trains due to the increasing need for …

Condition monitoring of rail transport systems has become a phenomenon of global interest
over the past half a century. The approaches to condition monitoring of various rail transport …

Railway track maintenance is becoming a real challenge for Railway Engineers due to the
need of meeting increasingly high quality requirements by means of cost-effective …

The estimation of adhesion conditions between wheels and rails during railway operations
is an important task as it helps to characterise the braking and traction control system. Since …

The aim of this work is to develop a model-based methodology for monitoring lateral track
irregularities based on the use of inertial sensors mounted on an in-service train. To this …

The friction coefficient at the wheel–rail interface is crucial for the traction, braking and
guidance of the railway vehicle. Real-time knowledge of the friction coefficient could reduce …

The ability to effectively identify abnormal loads caused by hanging equipment local
resonance problems is important for assessing the structural integrity of railway vehicles …

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in designing intelligent vehicles such
that they can take necessary actions according to the environmental changes around them …

Areas of extremely low adhesion between the wheel and rail can cause critical problems in
traction and braking that can manifest in issues such as signals being passed at danger …

Low friction can lead to poor adhesion conditions between the rail and wheel, which is
detrimental to rail vehicle operation and safety. Up to date knowledge of the rail-wheel …