Monitoring Large Railways Infrastructures Using Hybrid Optical Fibers Sensor Systems

In this paper we propose a hybrid fiber optics sensor system, based on Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) and Raman distributed temperature sensing (RDTS), for monitoring essential sites within large railway infrastructures like bridges, viaducts and slopes potentially subject to landslides. The geometrical...

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Published inIEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems Vol. 21; no. 12; pp. 5177 - 5188
Main Authors Velha, Philippe, Nannipieri, Tiziano, Signorini, Alessandro, Morosi, Mirko, Solazzi, Massimiliano, Barone, Francesco, Frisoli, Antonio, Ricciardi, Luca, Eusepi, Ricardo, Icardi, Marco, Recchia, Giuseppe, Lupi, Margherita, Arcoleo, Giuseppe, Firmi, Paola, Di Pasquale, Fabrizio
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Published New York IEEE 01.12.2020
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Bragg grating
Bragg gratings
Condition monitoring
Defects
Electromagnetic interference
False alarms
Fiber gratings
Fiber optics
Finite element analysis
Hybrid systems
Intelligent sensors
Landslides
Optical fiber
Optical fiber sensors
Optical fibers
railway engineering
railway safety
Railway tracks
Railway transportation
Raman scattering
Remote monitoring
Remote sensors
Sensors
Temperature sensors
Thresholds
Viaducts
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1558-0016
DOI10.1109/TITS.2019.2949752

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Abstract In this paper we propose a hybrid fiber optics sensor system, based on Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) and Raman distributed temperature sensing (RDTS), for monitoring essential sites within large railway infrastructures like bridges, viaducts and slopes potentially subject to landslides. The geometrical rail track condition is monitored in real-time using fiber optic sensors, providing early warning if pre-defined thresholds are exceeded in terms of longitudinal, horizontal and cross-level defects. The sensor reading units can be remotely located from the monitored zones, without requiring active elements on the tracks and ensuring high immunity to electromagnetic interference. The proposed technology has been first validated in railway laboratories and then in field trials confirming its capability to detect defects over pre-established thresholds and the absence of false alarms with regular train circulation.
AbstractList In this paper we propose a hybrid fiber optics sensor system, based on Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) and Raman distributed temperature sensing (RDTS), for monitoring essential sites within large railway infrastructures like bridges, viaducts and slopes potentially subject to landslides. The geometrical rail track condition is monitored in real-time using fiber optic sensors, providing early warning if pre-defined thresholds are exceeded in terms of longitudinal, horizontal and cross-level defects. The sensor reading units can be remotely located from the monitored zones, without requiring active elements on the tracks and ensuring high immunity to electromagnetic interference. The proposed technology has been first validated in railway laboratories and then in field trials confirming its capability to detect defects over pre-established thresholds and the absence of false alarms with regular train circulation.
Author Firmi, Paola
Lupi, Margherita
Morosi, Mirko
Solazzi, Massimiliano
Di Pasquale, Fabrizio
Nannipieri, Tiziano
Eusepi, Ricardo
Recchia, Giuseppe
Velha, Philippe
Frisoli, Antonio
Arcoleo, Giuseppe
Signorini, Alessandro
Ricciardi, Luca
Icardi, Marco
Barone, Francesco
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SubjectTerms Bragg grating
Bragg gratings
Condition monitoring
Defects
Electromagnetic interference
False alarms
Fiber gratings
Fiber optics
Finite element analysis
Hybrid systems
Intelligent sensors
Landslides
Optical fiber
Optical fiber sensors
Optical fibers
railway engineering
railway safety
Railway tracks
Railway transportation
Raman scattering
Remote monitoring
Remote sensors
Sensors
Temperature sensors
Thresholds
Viaducts
Title Monitoring Large Railways Infrastructures Using Hybrid Optical Fibers Sensor Systems
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