Comparison of optical and electrical measurements of the pantograph-catenary contact force

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7653, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bocciolone, Marco ^a   Bucca, Giuseppe ^a   Collina, Andrea ^a   Comolli, Lorenzo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); Fiber optic sensor; Force measurement; Pantograph overhead line interaction

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; COLLECTOR STRIP; CONTACT FORCES; CRITICAL POINTS; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; FBG SENSOR; FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); IN-LINE MEASUREMENTS; LOAD CELLS; MEAN VALUES; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL SOLUTIONS; OUT OF ORDER; RAILWAY ENGINEERING; TEST CAMPAIGN; THERMAL COMPENSATION;

ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OVERHEAD LINES; PANTOGRAPHS;

ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTION;

EID: 77957827183     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.866357     Document Type: Conference Paper

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