The Effectiveness of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Broken Rail Detection

Broken rails remain one of the main causes of railway accidents despite improved rail quality and inspections. Today, signalling system with track circuits are often used to detect broken rails, however new signalling systems such as the European Train Control System (ETCS) with axle counters are re...

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Main Authors: Adrian Wagner, Andrew Nash, Frank Michelberger, Hirut Grossberger, Gavin Lancaster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/1/522