Rail inspection in track maintenance: A benchmark between the wavelet approach and the more conventional Fourier analysis

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 631-652

  Caprioli, A ^a   Cigada, A ^a   Raveglia, D ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axle box vibration; Corrugation detection; Rail maintenance; Time frequency; Wavelet; Wavelet packets

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DATA REDUCTION; DEMODULATION; INSPECTION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

AXLE BOX VIBRATION; CORRUGATION DETECTION; RAIL MAINTENANCE; TIME FREQUENCY; WAVELET PACKETS;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 33750516922     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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