Development of models for measuring track irregularities using accelerometers

가속도계를 이용한 궤도틀림 측정용 모델의 개발

  • 이준석 (과학기술연합대학원대학교/한국철도기술연구원, 차세대고속철도기술개발사업단) ;
  • 최성훈 (한국철도기술연구원, 차세대고속철도기술개발사업단) ;
  • 김상수 (한국철도기술연구원, 차세대고속철도기술개발사업단) ;
  • 김석원 (한국철도기술연구원, 차세대고속철도기술개발사업단)
  • Published : 2011.10.20

Abstract

This paper is focused on development of models for measuring lateral and vertical track irregularities from corresponding accelerometers of an in-service high-speed train. Generally, the track irregularity was measured by a special railway inspection vehicle or system with contact or non-contact sensors. However, the sensors are very expensive and vulnerable to a harsh environment. Displacement estimation from an inertial measurement unit and its wave-band filtering was already developed in the previous study, and it was found that their results included not only the track irregularities but also other information such as phase delay of the applied filters, and suspension and conicity of the wheel. To identify the track irregularities from those results, a compensation filtering method was proposed. Each directional compensation filter was derived by using a system identification method with the estimated directional displacement as input and the corresponding track irregularities as output. In this paper, they are integrated into a model for each direction and applied to the measured lateral and vertical acceleration data from the axle-box and bogie of an in-service high-speed train. Their results are compared with the data from the track geometry measurement system. From the comparison, the proposed models are a useful tool for the measurement of the track irregularities using accelerometers of in-service high-speed trains.

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