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Railroad Track and Wheel Defect Detection With Onboard Condition Monitoring System

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Jeffery Pams, Constantine Tarawneh, Joe Montoya, Brent Wilson, Lee Cantu, Hashem Alkhaldi
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A009, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-129911
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-129911
View Paper titled, Railroad Track and Wheel Defect Detection With Onboard Condition Monitoring System
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Topics: Bearings, Condition monitoring, Flaw detection, Railroads, Sensors, Wheels
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Fault Detection of a Loose Bolt Connection for Implementation of the DC Series Motor in the Railway Industry by Wavelet

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Soheil Yousefnejad, Navid Gholizadeh
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T04A001, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-124493
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-124493
View Paper titled, Fault Detection of a Loose Bolt Connection for Implementation of the DC Series Motor in the Railway Industry by Wavelet
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Topics: Flaw detection, Motors, Railroads, Torque, Wavelets
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Deep Autoencoder for Ultrasound-Based Rail Flaw Detection

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Yuning Wu, Xuan Zhu, Jay Baillargeon
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A006, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-79554
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-79554
View Paper titled, Deep Autoencoder for Ultrasound-Based Rail Flaw Detection
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Topics: Flaw detection, Rails, Ultrasound
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Toward Railway Automated Defect Detection From Onboard Data Using Deep Learning

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Milad Afzalan, Farrokh Jazizadeh, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T08A002, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8031
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8031
View Paper titled, Toward Railway Automated Defect Detection From Onboard Data Using Deep Learning
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Topics: Flaw detection, Railroads, Time series, Data collection, Maintenance, Rails, Geometry, Instrumentation, Machine learning, Safety
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Detecting Dark Cars Using a Novel Multi-Antenna AEI Tag Reader Design for Increased Read Distance and Reliability

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Pejman Ghasemzadeh, Subharthi Banerjee, Michael Hempel, Andrew Harms, Hamid Sharif
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A006, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8089
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8089
View Paper titled, Detecting Dark Cars Using a Novel Multi-Antenna AEI Tag Reader Design for Increased Read Distance and Reliability
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Topics: Automobiles, Backscattering, Design, Reliability, Rails, Electromagnetic fields, Flaw detection, Locomotives, Performance evaluation, Reflection
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Addressing Future Rail Network Performance Challenges Through Effective Structural Health Monitoring

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Jenna Davis, Patrick Vallely, Mayorkinos Papaelias, Zheng Huang
Proc. ASME. JRC2018, 2018 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A002, April 18–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2018-6115
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6115
View Paper titled, Addressing Future Rail Network Performance Challenges Through Effective Structural Health Monitoring
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Topics: Rails, Structural health monitoring, Inspection, Maintenance, Railroads, Engineers, Traffic, Uncertainty, Density, Feedback
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Vibration-Based Defect Detection for Freight Railcar Tapered-Roller Bearings

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Joseph Montalvo, Constantine Tarawneh, Arturo A. Fuentes
Proc. ASME. JRC2018, 2018 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A011, April 18–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2018-6210
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6210
View Paper titled, Vibration-Based Defect Detection for Freight Railcar Tapered-Roller Bearings
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Topics: Bearings, Flaw detection, Rollers, Vibration, Temperature, Sensors, Railroads, Condition monitoring, Risk, Testing
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Rail Defect Detection Using Fiber Optic Sensors and Wavelet Algorithms

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Saied Taheri, Behzad Moslehi, Vahid Sotoudeh, Brad M. Hopkins
Proc. ASME. JRC2018, 2018 Joint Rail Conference, V001T10A002, April 18–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2018-6109
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6109
View Paper titled, Rail Defect Detection Using Fiber Optic Sensors and Wavelet Algorithms
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Topics: Algorithms, Fiber optic sensors, Flaw detection, Rails, Wavelets, Trains, Automobiles, Railroads, Accelerometers, Damage
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Sensor Fusion of Wayside Visible and Thermal Imagery for Rail Car Wheel and Bearing Damage Detection

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Hanieh Deilamsalehy, Timothy C. Havens, Pasi Lautala
Proc. ASME. JRC2017, 2017 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A011, April 4–7, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2017-2284
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2017-2284
View Paper titled, Sensor Fusion of Wayside Visible and Thermal Imagery for Rail Car Wheel and Bearing Damage Detection
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Topics: Bearings, Damage, Rails, Sensors, Wheels, Inspection, Maintenance, Safety, Visible spectrum, Heat
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Onboard Energy Storage System: Ground Fault Detection and Protection

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Jason Krause, John McPhee
Proc. ASME. JRC2017, 2017 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A006, April 4–7, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2017-2290
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2017-2290
View Paper titled, Onboard Energy Storage System: Ground Fault Detection and Protection
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Topics: Energy storage, Flaw detection, Traction, Vehicles, Currents, Streetcars, Automotive design, Capacitors, Chain, Circuits
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Non-Contact Ultrasonic Guided Wave Inspection of Rails: Next Generation Approach

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Stefano Mariani, Thompson V. Nguyen, Xuan Zhu, Simone Sternini, Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Mahmood Fateh, Robert Wilson
Proc. ASME. JRC2016, 2016 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A011, April 12–15, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2016-5771
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2016-5771
View Paper titled, Non-Contact Ultrasonic Guided Wave Inspection of Rails: Next Generation Approach
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Topics: Guided wave ultrasonic testing, Rails, Engineering prototypes, Algorithms, Signals, Simulation, Filtration, Flaw detection, Impedance (Electricity), Industrial research
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High Speed Non-Contact Ultrasonic Guided Wave Inspections of Rails

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Stefano Mariani, Thompson V. Nguyen, Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Mahmood Fateh
Proc. ASME. JRC2014, 2014 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A008, April 2–4, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2014-3745
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2014-3745
View Paper titled, High Speed Non-Contact Ultrasonic Guided Wave Inspections of Rails
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Topics: Inspection, Rails, Waves, Engineering prototypes, Algorithms, Flaw detection, Lasers, Signals, Simulation, Filtration
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Rail Defect Detection Using Data From Tri-Axial Accelerometers

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Tariq Abuhamdia, Saied Taheri, Abe Meddah, David Davis
Proc. ASME. JRC2014, 2014 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A001, April 2–4, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2014-3703
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2014-3703
View Paper titled, Rail Defect Detection Using Data From Tri-Axial Accelerometers
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Topics: Accelerometers, Flaw detection, Rails, Wavelets, Algorithms, Concretes, Density, Filtration, Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process)
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Prediction of Railroad Track Foundation Defects Using Wavelets

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Kuya Takami, Saied Taheri, Mehdi Taheri, Tomonari Furukawa
Proc. ASME. JRC2013, 2013 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A008, April 15–18, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2013-2456
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2013-2456
View Paper titled, Prediction of Railroad Track Foundation Defects Using Wavelets
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Topics: Railroads, Wavelets, Rails, Algorithms, Signals, Simulation, Accelerometers, Damage, Flaw detection, Fracture (Materials)
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Challenges in Current Wireless Sensor Technology for Railcar Status Monitoring for North America’s Freight Railroad Industry

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Sushanta Mohan Rakshit, Michael Hempel, Hamid Sharif, John Punwani, Monique Stewart, Shahram Mehrvarzi
Proc. ASME. JRC2012, 2012 Joint Rail Conference, 397-405, April 17–19, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2012-74114
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2012-74114
View Paper titled, Challenges in Current Wireless Sensor Technology for Railcar Status Monitoring for North America’s Freight Railroad Industry
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Topics: Railroads, Sensors, Trains, Safety, Chain, Topology, Wireless sensor networks, Delays, Electrical components, Errors
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Improving the Quality and Reliability of Large Truck Castings

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Kari Gonzales, Kevin Koch, Daniel Carter
Proc. ASME. JRC2011, 2011 Joint Rail Conference, 241-251, March 16–18, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2011-56057
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2011-56057
View Paper titled, Improving the Quality and Reliability of Large Truck Castings
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Topics: Casting, Fatigue, Finite element analysis, Reliability, Stress, Trucks, Failure, Fatigue life, Design, Freight cars
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Broken Rail Prediction and Detection Using Wavelets and Artificial Neural Networks

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Brad M. Hopkins, Saied Taheri
Proc. ASME. JRC2011, 2011 Joint Rail Conference, 77-84, March 16–18, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2011-56026
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2011-56026
View Paper titled, Broken Rail Prediction and Detection Using Wavelets and Artificial Neural Networks
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Topics: Artificial neural networks, Rails, Wavelets, Algorithms, Signals, Flaw detection, Data acquisition systems, Fourier transforms, Pattern recognition, Railroads
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Nondestructive Inspection Methods for Railroad Castings

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Daniel Carter, Kari Gonzales
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 2, 191-201, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36199
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36199
View Paper titled, Nondestructive Inspection Methods for Railroad Castings
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Topics: Nondestructive evaluation, Railroads, Inspection, Magnetic particles, Casting, Echoes, Engineers, Ethanol, Flaw detection, Maintenance
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A Machine Vision System for Automated Joint Bar Inspection From a Moving Rail Vehicle

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Xavier Gibert-Serra, Andrea Berry, Christian Diaz, William Jordan, Boris Nejikovsky, Ali Tajaddini
Proc. ASME. JRC-ICE2007, ASME/IEEE 2007 Joint Rail Conference and Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference, 289-296, March 13–16, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC/ICE2007-40039
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC/ICE2007-40039
View Paper titled, A Machine Vision System for Automated Joint Bar Inspection From a Moving Rail Vehicle
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Topics: Inspection, Machinery, Rail vehicles, Railroads, Rails, Safety, Computers, Failure, Fatigue cracks, Flaw detection
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Bearing Defect Detection Using On-Board Accelerometer Measurements

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John Donelson, III, Ronald L. Dicus
Proc. ASME. RTD2002, Joint Rail, 95-102, April 23–25, 2002
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTD2002-1645
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTD2002-1645
View Paper titled, Bearing Defect Detection Using On-Board Accelerometer Measurements
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Topics: Accelerometers, Bearings, Flaw detection, Roller bearings, Freight cars, Spectra (Spectroscopy), Condition monitoring, Railroads, Trains, Vibration