Real-Time Detection and Quantification of Rail Surface Cracks Using Surface Acoustic Waves and Piezoelectric Patch Transducers

Real-Time Detection and Quantification of Rail Surface Cracks Using Surface Acoustic Waves and Piezoelectric Patch Transducers

This paper presents a novel wayside rail monitoring system for real-time detection and quantification of rail surface cracks with sub-millimeter precision. The core innovation lies in mounting piezoelectric transducers on the web of the rail—an unconventional and practical location that avoids inter...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Rezaei, Sven Eck, Sebastian Fichtenbauer, Jürgen Maierhofer, Reinhard Klambauer, Alexander Bergmann, David Künstner, Dino Velic, Hans-Peter Gänser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
rail monitoring
surface acoustic waves
piezoelectric transducers
surface defects
rolling contact fatigue
crack quantification
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/10/3014
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