Laser-based measuring system: Several offset laser triangulation sensors capture the condition of the rail and check the track set
Since 2021, the HSG-city smart has been acquiring condition data in several local transport networks in France and Italy. Measurements have been performed on nearly 700 km of track.
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Non-touch optical measuring system to leverage specific HSG advantages also in the acquisition of condition data
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Wireless control, monitoring during the measurement & remote access for support
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Measurements currently performed by the HSG-city smart:
- Position & distance
- Complete transverse profile analysis:
- Rail head deviation
- Wear and tear
- Depth of grooves (optional)
- Longitudinal profile/corrugations
- Gauge
- Track level and distortion
Measurement quality
- Transverse profile : 1 measurement per m;
accuracy ±0.1 mm - Corrugations: 1 measurement per mm;
accuracy ±0.008 mm - Distance : odometer ±1 mm/m;
Position: GPS / Galileo ±5 m
The accuracy of the acquired measurement data was confirmed by several operators through comparative measurements.
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Automatic data upload to the mapl-e platform and algorithm-based data processing in real time
Benefits from regular measurement campaigns
Knowledge about the condition of the own rail network is the essential lever for a smart and efficient rail maintenance.
- Get to know your network better
- Obtain a clear overview of the condition of your network and the development of wear and tear
With growing data volume and defect history:
- Trends & forecasts on the development of wear and tear
- More preventive maintenance approach
- Optimized maintenance costs/budgets at increased network availability
HSG smart captures rail & track condition data without track possessions or interference with the train schedule
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Data analysis – data visualization – data access
- Automatic data evaluation with the mapl-e platform (Laser Rail Scanning) measuring system & mapl-e are designed for joint application)
- Growing data pool with every measuring run
- Clear and easy to understand results
- Independent assessment of the data by the user
- Various depths of detail
- mapl-e data retrievable from any terminal device
- User-friendly navigation & configuration
- Intuitive visualization of the rail condition with traffic light colours
"It's like touching the moon"
(Customer statement)
Intuitive menu navigation: everything at a glance
- With mapl-e, we simplify all planning and control processes for the asset managers.
- The clear presentation & very easy operation provide quick access to the processed data or an assessment of the track condition with traffic light colours (good/poor/critical).
- mapl-e subdivides the measured distance into several treatment sections – depending on the type and depth of the defect.
- Asset managers can quickly and easily change key parameters and/or own threshold values at any time and playfully test the consequences of the change on shift performance and costs.
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Make sound maintenance decisions instead of spending valuable time on elaborate planning
- Prioritize line sections.
- Simulate & compare your options (scenarios & costs).
- Design your rail maintenance for minimum impact on the railway operation; go for preventive maintenance rather than corrective maintenance (at hot spots).
- Long term objective: predictive rail maintenance strategy
- In the future: transmission of the work parameters (locations, passes, settings) from mapl-e to the Vossloh rail treatment machines
Targeted execution of the activities in the identified line sections:
- HSG smart:
- Performance of grinding work at up to 80 km/h during operation
- In several passes, minor corrections of the transverse profile can be made by setting the grinding paths
- Automatic documentation of the maintenance results
- Treatment by milling can be performed by Vossloh Track Milling or the road-rail milling truck.
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Customer benefits thanks to maintenance planning-easy
- Experience an unprecedented transparency, rigorous simplification & intuitive navigation.
- Implement your maintenance objectives by simply adjusting your treatment preferences with sliders.
- Leverage the various levels of detail & individual fine-tuning opportunities.
- Improve your planning and forecasting capabilities.
Direct data evaluation & visualization as specific recommendation for action in in mapl-e
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Simulation of maintenance scenarios: Transparent presentation of comprehensible recommendations for action
- Asset managers
- obtain a complete overview
- can prioritize line sections to be treated &
- plan corresponding activities in a targeted way.
- Recommendation of the best machine & the best time of deployment
- mapl-e evaluates at the push of a button
- various maintenance options and
- calculates the treatment times and costs for suitable rail maintenance equipment.
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With Smart maintenance ‘on the fly’,
- Vossloh puts line availability to the fore as the central parameter of the capability of network operators – in line with ‘enabling green mobility’, the corporate claim and trade fair motto of this year’s InnoTrans
- we provide specific answers to the increased customer requirements in terms of economic efficiency and reliability of planning
- we pursue the joint objective of a condition based & and proactive maintenance management to maximize the customers’ track availability.