Analysis of track irregularity signal by improved Hilbert-Huang transform

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zai-wei LI ◽  
Song-liang LIAN
2012 ◽  
Vol 04 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1250016 ◽  
Author(s):  
HSIN CHU TSAI ◽  
CHUNG YUE WANG ◽  
NORDEN E. HUANG

The requirements for inspection and management of track irregularity have to be more rigorous due to safety and serviceability concerns as the increment of the train speed of high-speed train. The wavelength of track irregularity significantly affects running safety and riding comfort. To improve inspection, operation, efficiency, and address, the inability of the mid-chord offset method currently used on track inspection cars to identify some irregularity wavelengths, a measurement and assessment method is presented in this paper. Nonstationary and nonlinear vehicle dynamic response data caused by irregularities were measured by accelerometers mounted on the axle-box of a vehicle. The Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) technique was applied to analyze the data. Components of specific irregularity wavelength could be effectively identified and accurately matched to the data measured by the track inspection car. Additionally, to obtain the complete waveform of the track irregularity, we propose a restoration method of track irregularity that combines the characteristics of the measurement magnification in the chord-based measuring system and the HHT signal-processing techniques.


2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 3822-3826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian Mai Chen ◽  
Xia Xin Tao ◽  
Gao Hang Cui ◽  
Fu Tong Wang

The general track spectrum of Chinese main railway lines (ChinaRLS) and the track spectrum of American railway lines (AmericaRLS) are compared in terms of character of frequency domain, statistical property of time domain samples and dynamic performance. That the wavelength range of the ChinaRLS, which is characterized by the three levels according to the class of railway line, is less than AmericaRLS at common wave band of 1~50m is calculated. Simultaneously, the mean square values of two kinds of track spectra are provided at the detrimental wave bands of 5~10m, 10~20m, and so on. The time-histories of ChinaRLS and AmericaRLS are simulated according to the trigonometric method, and the digital statistical nature of simulated time samples is analyzed. With inputting the two kinds of time-histories into the vehicle-railway system, the comparative analysis of the two kinds of dynamic performances for ChinaRLS and AmericaRLS is done in terms of car body acceleration, rate of wheel load reduction, wheel/rail force, and the dynamic responses of track structure. The result shows that ChinaRLS can characterize the feature of the Chinese track irregularity better than AmericaRLS, the track irregularity with the ChinaRLS of 200km/h is superior to the AmericaRLS, and the track irregularity with the ChinaRLS of 160km/h corresponds to with the sixth of AmericaRLS.


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