Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration Signals

[Objective] To address the inefficiency and high operational requirements of existing detection methods for catenary stagger value in electrified railways, special research on catenary stagger value detection method is conducted. [Method] A detection method combining continuous wavelet transform (CW...

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Main Authors: CHEN Hongming, ZHOU Ning, LU Wenwei, YANG Zixian, CHENG Yao, WANG Dong, ZHANG Weihua
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Published: Urban Mass Transit Magazine Press 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://umt1998.tongji.edu.cn/journal/paper/doi/10.16037/j.1007-869x.2025.03.044.html
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ZHOU Ning
LU Wenwei
YANG Zixian
CHENG Yao
WANG Dong
ZHANG Weihua
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ZHOU Ning
LU Wenwei
YANG Zixian
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description [Objective] To address the inefficiency and high operational requirements of existing detection methods for catenary stagger value in electrified railways, special research on catenary stagger value detection method is conducted. [Method] A detection method combining continuous wavelet transform (CWT) and random forest (RF) is proposed to effectively detect catenary stagger value across different speed levels. CWT is applied to the blowing acceleration signals at both ends of the pantograph contact strip, enabling time-frequency decomposition to reveal the distribution of time-domain signals across various frequency intervals. The power within relevant frequency ranges is calculated, and an indicator correlated with the trend of stagger values is developed based on these power values. The variation of this indicator is analyzed under different conditions in terms of pantograph head mass, pantograph head suspension stiffness, height, and operating speed, revealing that operating speed has a significant impact. Subsequently, the computed indicator and operating speed are used as input features to train, test, and validate an RF model. [Result & Conclusion] The proposed method accurately detects catenary stagger values across various operating speeds, achieving a root mean square error as low as 5.84, outperforming other existing algorithms. In brief, the study effectively enhances the measurement efficiency of catenary stagger values, avoiding the limitations imposed by previous methods on operational environmental conditions, and provides a novel approach for catenary stagger value detection.
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spelling doaj-art-11df1db80f4e4829b070d63c6e98d4c52025-08-20T03:02:14ZzhoUrban Mass Transit Magazine PressChengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu1007-869X2025-03-0128323624110.16037/j.1007-869x.2025.03.044Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration SignalsCHEN Hongming0ZHOU Ning1LU Wenwei2YANG Zixian3CHENG Yao4WANG Dong5ZHANG Weihua6State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031, Chengdu, ChinaCRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd., 130062, Changchun, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031, Chengdu, China[Objective] To address the inefficiency and high operational requirements of existing detection methods for catenary stagger value in electrified railways, special research on catenary stagger value detection method is conducted. [Method] A detection method combining continuous wavelet transform (CWT) and random forest (RF) is proposed to effectively detect catenary stagger value across different speed levels. CWT is applied to the blowing acceleration signals at both ends of the pantograph contact strip, enabling time-frequency decomposition to reveal the distribution of time-domain signals across various frequency intervals. The power within relevant frequency ranges is calculated, and an indicator correlated with the trend of stagger values is developed based on these power values. The variation of this indicator is analyzed under different conditions in terms of pantograph head mass, pantograph head suspension stiffness, height, and operating speed, revealing that operating speed has a significant impact. Subsequently, the computed indicator and operating speed are used as input features to train, test, and validate an RF model. [Result & Conclusion] The proposed method accurately detects catenary stagger values across various operating speeds, achieving a root mean square error as low as 5.84, outperforming other existing algorithms. In brief, the study effectively enhances the measurement efficiency of catenary stagger values, avoiding the limitations imposed by previous methods on operational environmental conditions, and provides a novel approach for catenary stagger value detection.https://umt1998.tongji.edu.cn/journal/paper/doi/10.16037/j.1007-869x.2025.03.044.htmlrail transit trainstate monitoringpantograph-catenary systemdynamics responsecontinuous wavelet transformrandom forest
spellingShingle CHEN Hongming
ZHOU Ning
LU Wenwei
YANG Zixian
CHENG Yao
WANG Dong
ZHANG Weihua
Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration Signals
Chengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu
rail transit train
state monitoring
pantograph-catenary system
dynamics response
continuous wavelet transform
random forest
title Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration Signals
title_full Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration Signals
title_fullStr Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration Signals
title_full_unstemmed Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration Signals
title_short Detection Technology for Catenary Stagger Value Based on Acceleration Signals
title_sort detection technology for catenary stagger value based on acceleration signals
topic rail transit train
state monitoring
pantograph-catenary system
dynamics response
continuous wavelet transform
random forest
url https://umt1998.tongji.edu.cn/journal/paper/doi/10.16037/j.1007-869x.2025.03.044.html
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