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Volume 18, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2212-7976
  • E-ISSN: 1874-477X

Abstract

Background

The traditional chord reference method and its device have faced challenges matching the sharp curve track. Thus, it is of utmost importance to research and develop a measurement device and method that can obtain accurate and comprehensive information regarding rail running band corrugation.

Aims

It provides a solution for the measurement of the multi-point chord reference method on sharply curved rails and, at the same time, meets the demand for data richness and accuracy in theoretical studies on the causes of rail corrugation and wheel-rail contact relationships.

Objective

This paper aims to research and design a measurement device based on the multi-point chord reference method for the rail running band corrugation. Meanwhile, the error in measuring the sharp curve rail is corrected and verified by simulation.

Methods

The lateral information of rail running band is obtained by using a line laser profile sensor; the rail corrugation measurement model and error correction model of the rail running band area are established based on multi-point reference system; the simulation of the system model is carried out using Matlab; and the mechanical structure is built for static testing in the patent.

Results

The measurement model based on the profile sensor and multi-point chord reference system can accurately obtain the rail corrugation waveform of any longitudinal measurement line in the running band area. The measurement results can be accurately corrected for a radius of 200 m-400 m, the error parameters can be effectively improved, and the mechanical mechanism of the measurement system runs stably.

Conclusion

The results show that the measurement model can accurately measure the rail corrugation of the sharp curve section, and the multi-waveform in the rail running band area has good measurement performance, but the mechanical structure can be optimized and improved in the light weight.

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An Improved Multi-point Chord Reference Measurement Device and Error Correction Method for Corrugation Measuring in Sharp Curves
Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering 18, 87 (2025); https://doi.org/10.2174/0122127976300871240424113630
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Keyword(s): error correction; multi-point chord reference method; Rail corrugation; rail measurement device; rail running band; sharp curve track

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