Robotic based Inspection Sensor Monitoring

Project description

The aim of inspections is to record the current condition of the inspected components and, depending on the condition and the defined limit values of the components, initiate either maintenance or repair measures.

Significantly larger and more consistent amounts of data are required for predictive maintenance than can achieved with the currently manual methods. For this, it is also important to find the same verification steps and verification algorithms in order to obtain a high level of comparability for all figures.

This can only be achieved through automated procedures with robots or other regulatory processes.

The framework conditions must reflect the applicable guidelines and withstand evidence of the same level of safety.

Project objectives

The main objective of this project is the replacement of manual inspections with more frequent, automated and standardized inspections. This could enable not only availability, reliability, and safety but also the repeatability and consistency of the Big Data required for Artificial Intelligence.

Project structure

WP1 Benchmark studies:

• State of the art on infrastructure inspections in turnouts
• Development of a general matrix for inspections in turnouts

WP2 Turnout monitoring with sensors

• Analysis of parameters, factors and established rules affecting monitoring in turnouts by sensors
• Description of possible sensor measuring Systems in turnouts
• Description of possible replacement of manual inspections by measuring in turnouts
• Guidelines

WP3 Turnout Inspections by robots

• Analysis of parameters, factors and established rules affecting turnout inspections by robots
• Description of possible robot inspections in turnouts
• Description of possible replacement of manual inspections by robot inspections in turnouts
• Guidelines

WP4: Report on proposals for setting up sensor monitoring and robot inspection on rail infrastructure

Project members

Administrator de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias

Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.

Österreichische Bundesbahnen

Schweizerische Bundesbahnen

UIC contact

For further information, please contact:

• Marcos Conceição

Deliverable

Final report “Proposals for setting up sensor monitoring and robot inspection on rail infrastructure”.