DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RAILWAY POINTS, CROSSINGS, TURN-OUTS OR RAIL JOINTS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC B61K9/08 G06F11/30 

FIELD: electrical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: inventions consider diagnostic and monitoring methods for the running order and wear-out of railway points and/or crossings and/or turn-outs and/or rail joints consisting of several running rails. When railway vehicle passes the points, crossings, turn-outs or rail joint, vibration accelerations are measured and recorded on one or more assemblies of the railway vehicle in two or more spatial directions. The above vibration accelerations are created in the railway vehicle assemblies when it passes the railway point, crossing, turnout or rail joint. In accordance with the invention, the railway vehicle speed is measured and recorded, the movement direction is defined and recorded, the railway point, crossing, turnout and rail joint location is defined and recorded and the exceeding of the given maximum values of the measured vibration accelerations is monitored. Measuring signals from acceleration sensors, speed meters and navigation unit are processed by data acquisition unit. After that, data are stored and evaluated predicting the required time of maintenance and related maintenance costs. If the given maximum values of vibration accelerations are exceeded, a decision is made on the future, more detailed analysis of the railway point, crossing, turn-out and rail joint status.

EFFECT: possible assessment of railway point, crossing, turn-out and rail joint system at less cost and before such assessment is critical.

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