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I. Stachiv^1,2, P. Stachiv¹ and C.-Y. Kuo¹

¹Drážní revize s.r.o., Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic
²Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

doi:10.4203/ccc.1.31.5

I. Stachiv, P. Stachiv, C.-Y. Kuo, "Optical dynamic weighting of trains", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 31.5, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.31.5

Keywords: dynamic weighting, fiber optics, static weighting, bend loss of fiber.

Abstract

The dynamic weighting of railways carriages is of great importance for both the railways infrastructure managers and rail transport operations. It is particularly the high cost, low carriage speed and the necessity of using the specially designed tracks, usually in the form of a bridge, that restrict the use of the standard weighting systems to only the specific locations of tracks mainly located at the large train stations. In this study we propose a novel dynamic weighting of railways carriages utilizing bend loss of the fiber. Optical fiber which is bound to the railroad track, is deformed by the weight of the passing train. Then, different rail deformation and, consequently, changes in the light intensity passing through the optical fiber can be associated with the weight of the carriages. This system opens a doorway for a novel dynamic weighting of railways carriers at relatively low cost.

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Front Page Browse CCC CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Conferences ISSN 2753-3239 CCC: 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 31.5 Optical dynamic weighting of trains I. Stachiv^1,2, P. Stachiv¹ and C.-Y. Kuo¹ ¹Drážní revize s.r.o., Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic ²Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic doi:10.4203/ccc.1.31.5 Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper I. Stachiv, P. Stachiv, C.-Y. Kuo, "Optical dynamic weighting of trains", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 31.5, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.31.5 Keywords: dynamic weighting, fiber optics, static weighting, bend loss of fiber. Abstract The dynamic weighting of railways carriages is of great importance for both the railways infrastructure managers and rail transport operations. It is particularly the high cost, low carriage speed and the necessity of using the specially designed tracks, usually in the form of a bridge, that restrict the use of the standard weighting systems to only the specific locations of tracks mainly located at the large train stations. In this study we propose a novel dynamic weighting of railways carriages utilizing bend loss of the fiber. Optical fiber which is bound to the railroad track, is deformed by the weight of the passing train. Then, different rail deformation and, consequently, changes in the light intensity passing through the optical fiber can be associated with the weight of the carriages. This system opens a doorway for a novel dynamic weighting of railways carriers at relatively low cost. download the full-text of this paper (PDF, 5 pages, 349 Kb) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the volume description
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