Predicting Rail Corrugation Based on Convolutional Neural Networks Using Vehicle’s Acceleration Measurements

Autor: Masoud Haghbin, Juan Chiachío, Sergio Muñoz, Jose Luis Escalona Franco, Antonio J. Guillén, Adolfo Crespo Marquez, Sergio Cantero-Chinchilla
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 24, Iss 14, p 4627 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s24144627
Popis: This paper presents a deep learning approach for predicting rail corrugation based on on-board rolling-stock vertical acceleration and forward velocity measurements using One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN-1D). The model’s performance is examined in a 1:10 scale railway system at two different forward velocities. During both the training and test stages, the CNN-1D produced results with mean absolute percentage errors of less than 5% for both forward velocities, confirming its ability to reproduce the corrugation profile based on real-time acceleration and forward velocity measurements. Moreover, by using a Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM) technique, it is shown that the CNN-1D can distinguish various regions, including the transition from damaged to undamaged regions and one-sided or two-sided corrugated regions, while predicting corrugation. In summary, the results of this study reveal the potential of data-driven techniques such as CNN-1D in predicting rails’ corrugation using online data from the dynamics of the rolling-stock, which can lead to more reliable and efficient maintenance and repair of railways.
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