Work packages

• Work package 6 activities

Publications:

• Heterogeneous contact layers for increased dynamic resistance of the railway crossing
• S-Code: Switches and crossings optimal design and evaluation
• RideComfort: A Development of Crowdsourcing Smartphones in Measuring Train Ride Quality
• Monitoring of rail corrugation growth on Sharp curves for track maintenance prioritisation
• Effect of Extreme Climate on Topology of Railway Prestressed Concrete Sleepers
• The use of composites to improve the performance of railway switches and crossings
• Vulnerability of Structural Concrete to Extreme Climate Variances
• Shih, J. –Y., Hemida, H., Stewart, E., Roberts, C., (2018), Understanding the impact of train run-throughs on railway switches using Finite Element Analysis, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid, Sep. 2018.

Deliverables:

• D1.1 Review of definition, standard operating parameters, best practice and requirements, including future technologies and horizon scanning
• D2.1 High Level Architecture Design Document
• D3.1 Next generation control: monitoring and sensor systems
• D4.1 Novel materials and additive manufacturing processes, including opportunities to improve logistics and installation
• D4.2 Integration and optimisation of switch and crossing technologies
• D5.1 Next-generation kinematic systems: actuators and mechatronics

Mid-Term Conference Paris 24th of January 2018:

• IN2SMART Presentation
• IN2TRACK Presentation
• S-Code Presentation
• Shift2Rail Presentation