Novel condition monitoring techniques applied to improve the dependability of railway point machines

Point machines are the key actuator used in railways to provide a means of moving a switch blade from one position to the other. Failure in the point actuator has a significant effect on train operations. Condition monitoring systems for point machines have been therefore implemented in some railway...

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Main Author: Asada, Tomotsugu
Published: University of Birmingham 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571826