Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for providing an alarm signaling the approach of a train using a bone conduction speaker. The system includes a signal transmitter (100) installed on a train and configured to transmit a train approach signal in a wireless manner. A signal receiver (200) is worn by a maintainer, who is conducting maintenance work at a track side work site, and is configured to receive the train approach signal when the signal transmitter approaches within a range capable of being sensed. A bone conduction speaker (300) is configured to output a vibrating sound indicating the approach of a train when the signal receiver receives the train approach signal. Further, the present invention provides a method of output ting an alarm sound against the approach of a train to a maintainer placed on the track side of a railway through the above construction.
Abstract:
A system for detecting wheel profile defects in a railway vehicle is disclosed. Magnetic field measurement means obtains information about a magnetic field in the vicinity of each wheel of a railway vehicle. Data collection means reads the presence or absence of defects in the wheel in the form of magnetic images using the information about the magnetic field obtained by the magnetic field measurement means. Magnetization means magnetizes the wheel. A magnetic lens focuses a magnetic field on the profile of the magnetized wheel. A magnetic sensor array converts the information about the magnetic field, focused using the magnetic lens, into electric signals. An Analog/Digital (A/D) converter converts the information about the magnetic field, converted into the electric signals using the magnetic sensor array, into digital signals.
Abstract:
A sliding-type apparatus for absorbing front shock energy is disclosed. The sliding-type apparatus of the present invention includes a driver panel (130), which is provided on the front surface of a driver's cab defined by a front part protective shell (110) of a railway vehicle so as to be movable backwards, and a bottom shock absorber (150), which is provided under the lower surface of the driver panel (130). The sliding-type apparatus further includes a front shock absorber (170), which is provided on the front surface of the driver panel (130), and a driver panel shock absorber (190), which is provided at a position towards which the driver panel is moved backwards. Thus, when a railway vehicle is involved in a collision, the several shock absorbers are consecutively collapsed to efficiently absorb shock energy. Furthermore, the driver panel is moved backwards without being deformed by the shock energy. Therefore, the safety of the driver is ensured.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring railway track data, which can measure track data, such as the grade of a railway track along which a train runs, the curve radii of respective curved portions, balanced velocity and the cant of the railway track, using a longitudinal acceleration sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor, which are installed on the vehicle body of the train, and a velocity sensor, which is installed on the axle of the train, and which can be directly used to analyze the driving or braking performance of the train and the movement characteristics of the train using the measured data. The apparatus includes a sensor unit for measuring the velocity and acceleration of a railway vehicle; a signal conditioner unit for performing conversion on sensing signals generated by the sensor unit; and a data processing unit for calculating the grade of a railway track and track design parameters of each curved portion based on signals, which are processed by the signal conditioner unit, and data about weight of the railway vehicle.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a ground protection relay device, in which a current limiting means having different resistance characteristics according to voltage differences between both ends thereof is constructed in a ground protection relay, and particularly placed between the negative bus of a rectifier and the ground. Therefore, in a normal operating state, the current limiting means exhibits high resistance characteristics, thus limiting a leakage current to a reference level or less, while, at the time of a ground fault, the current limiting means exhibits small resistance characteristics, thus enabling a ground fault current having sufficient value for measurement to flow through the current limiting means. Further, the present invention provides a ground protection relay system and method of controlling the same, which determines the occurrence of a ground fault by measuring the value of ground fault current flowing through the current limiting means, and determines a faulty feeder by comparing variations in currents flowing through feeders with variation in ground fault current for the same period of time.
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus for measuring surface roughness of a rail while moving along, which may measure accurate surface roughness of the rail without any noise or error generated during the movement of the apparatus by using an acceleration sensor installed in a cantilever manner, and also may ensure more excellent accuracy and reliability of the measured surface roughness of the rail by using a plurality of displacement sensors whose locations may be adjusted.