Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature Review

This document comprehensively analyses the literature on accelerometers used in monitoring systems designed for rail vehicle applications. It reviews the current research on this topic and highlights key findings, methodologies, and trends in the field. Additionally, it discusses the role of acceler...

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Main Authors: Emil Tudor, Ionuț Vasile, Daniel Lipcinski, Constantin Dumitru, Nicolae Tănase, Florian Drăghici, Gabriel Popa
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-5577/8/3/70
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description This document comprehensively analyses the literature on accelerometers used in monitoring systems designed for rail vehicle applications. It reviews the current research on this topic and highlights key findings, methodologies, and trends in the field. Additionally, it discusses the role of accelerometers in enhancing safety and performance within rail vehicle systems. This review is structured into several sections: Introduction, Fundamentals of Accelerometer Data, Signal-Processing Techniques, Examples of Accelerometers Used in Railway Monitoring Systems, and a Guide for Choosing the Right Accelerometer. One of the primary contributions of this paper is recommending the best accelerometer in terms of cost and performance for use in the rail vehicle industry. Future work will consider using an online detection tool for the acceleration of the frame of the railway coach and signalization of the peak values using the train intercom to the driver and static diagnosis systems. This approach aims to facilitate the detection of track irregularities, wind influence, and failures of the coach suspensions, which can be easily detected.
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spelling doaj-art-1ff01eeeae1a4b1caf99415cc836a9f22025-08-20T03:26:15ZengMDPI AGApplied System Innovation2571-55772025-05-01837010.3390/asi8030070Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature ReviewEmil Tudor0Ionuț Vasile1Daniel Lipcinski2Constantin Dumitru3Nicolae Tănase4Florian Drăghici5Gabriel Popa6Electromechanical and Electromagnetic Systems & Technologies Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, 030138 Bucharest, RomaniaElectromechanical and Electromagnetic Systems & Technologies Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, 030138 Bucharest, RomaniaElectromechanical and Electromagnetic Systems & Technologies Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, 030138 Bucharest, RomaniaElectromechanical and Electromagnetic Systems & Technologies Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, 030138 Bucharest, RomaniaElectromechanical and Electromagnetic Systems & Technologies Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, 030138 Bucharest, RomaniaTehmin-Brașov, 507015 Brașov, RomaniaRolling Stock Department, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaThis document comprehensively analyses the literature on accelerometers used in monitoring systems designed for rail vehicle applications. It reviews the current research on this topic and highlights key findings, methodologies, and trends in the field. Additionally, it discusses the role of accelerometers in enhancing safety and performance within rail vehicle systems. This review is structured into several sections: Introduction, Fundamentals of Accelerometer Data, Signal-Processing Techniques, Examples of Accelerometers Used in Railway Monitoring Systems, and a Guide for Choosing the Right Accelerometer. One of the primary contributions of this paper is recommending the best accelerometer in terms of cost and performance for use in the rail vehicle industry. Future work will consider using an online detection tool for the acceleration of the frame of the railway coach and signalization of the peak values using the train intercom to the driver and static diagnosis systems. This approach aims to facilitate the detection of track irregularities, wind influence, and failures of the coach suspensions, which can be easily detected.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-5577/8/3/70accelerometersmonitoring systemssignal processingrail vehicle diagnosticsreal-time monitoring
spellingShingle Emil Tudor
Ionuț Vasile
Daniel Lipcinski
Constantin Dumitru
Nicolae Tănase
Florian Drăghici
Gabriel Popa
Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature Review
Applied System Innovation
accelerometers
monitoring systems
signal processing
rail vehicle diagnostics
real-time monitoring
title Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature Review
title_full Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature Review
title_fullStr Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature Review
title_short Accelerometers in Monitoring Systems for Rail Vehicle Applications: A Literature Review
title_sort accelerometers in monitoring systems for rail vehicle applications a literature review
topic accelerometers
monitoring systems
signal processing
rail vehicle diagnostics
real-time monitoring
url https://www.mdpi.com/2571-5577/8/3/70
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