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Rail Short-Wavelength Irregularity Identification Based On Wheel-Rail Impact Response Measurements And Simulations, Y. Q. Sun, C. Cole, M. Mcclanachan, A. Wilson, S. Kaewunruen, M. B. Kerr
Rail Short-Wavelength Irregularity Identification Based On Wheel-Rail Impact Response Measurements And Simulations, Y. Q. Sun, C. Cole, M. Mcclanachan, A. Wilson, S. Kaewunruen, M. B. Kerr
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
Long and short-wavelength dip defects unavoidably exist on railway track top surface. Several manual measurement methods and AK track measurement car were used to measure and to identify these types of defects in a selected track section. The paper considers rail dip irregularities in detail when measured, the dip can be considered as two components. The first one is the large, long dip profile, which can be measured by the survey leveling. The other is a small short dip profile, which is superimposed on the large profile and can be measured using the dip gauge. The corresponding measurement and processed …
Guidance Directrix Generation Using Laser Sensors, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, Scott A. Shearer
Guidance Directrix Generation Using Laser Sensors, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, Scott A. Shearer
Department of Biological Systems Engineering: Conference Presentations and White Papers
A sensor array consisting of two laser sensors was utilized to determine the guidance directrix (offset distance-d, heading angle-ø) that are required as reference inputs for an automated guidance system. The sensor array was evaluated in both laboratory and field conditions. Under laboratory conditions the sensor array replicated the physical profile of the target surface with a 4% error in determining the heading angle. Field tests were conducted in two types of crops; corn and alfalfa. The sensor array identified the cut-crop edge profile ahead of the tractor and replicated distinct shapes of the cut-crop edge. RMSE values in determining …