A fiber Bragg grating sensor system for train axle counting

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1905-1912

  Wei, Chu Liang ^a   Lai, Chun Cheung ^b   Liu, Shun Yee ^b   Chung, W H ^b   Ho, T K ^b   Tam, Hwa Yaw ^b   Ho, S L ^b   McCusker, A ^c   Kam, J ^c   Lee, K Y ^c  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c MTR Corporation Limited   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Axle counting; fiber Bragg grating (FBG); remote sensing; train detection

Indexed keywords

AXLE COUNTER; COMMONLY USED; COUNTING SYSTEM; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; FAULTY OPERATIONS; FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; RAILWAY ENGINEERS; RAILWAY LINE; RAILWAY SIGNALING; SAFE OPERATION; SENSOR OPERATIONS; SIGNALING SYSTEMS; SOLUTION SET; TEST RESULTS; TRACK CIRCUIT; TRACTION DRIVE; TRAIN CONTROL; TRAIN DETECTION; TRIAL SYSTEMS;

AXLES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; LOCOMOTIVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD SIGNAL SYSTEMS; RAILROADS; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNALING; TRACTION (FRICTION); WHEELS;

ELECTRIC RAILROADS;

EID: 77958000791     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2010.2049199     Document Type: Article

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