Eddy Current Probe Configuration for Full Rail Top Surface Inspection

In this paper, we have carried out an experimental study of the detection of top rail surface cracks. Firstly, we have highlighted the inability to inspect the entire rail head surface by a single sensor with a single scan. To overcome this inspection inability, we have proposed a multisensor system composed of three differential probes arranged within a specific configuration. The yielded results showed the efficiency and the robustness of the proposed configuration in the detection of cracks regardless its size, orientation and location.

Multisensory Gas Analysis System Based on Reconstruction Attractors

The paper describes the substance image formation based on the measurements by multisensor systems and the possibility of the development of a gas analysis device like an electronic nose. Classification of gas sensors and the need for their application for the recognition of difficult images of multicomponent air environments are considered. The image is formed based on stochastic transformations, calculations of correlation, and fractal dimensions of reconstruction attractors. The paper shows images created for substances with various structures that were received with the help of a multisensor system under fixed measurement conditions.

A Multisensor System for the Characterization of the Field Pressure in Terrain. Accuracy, Response, and Adjustments

In different disciplines of science, the knowledge of the resulting pressures in the subsoil can help to understand physical phenomena of mass exchange between the atmosphere and the terrain. The measurement of lower differential pressures is complicated given the low range of detected values. In this paper, a multisensor system has been designed and developed to measure differential pressures in radon gas transport studies. The adequacy of this system has been proven using a purpose-built pressure chamber and an automatic motion system developed by the authors. The temporal response frequencies, the pressure values measured by the sensors, and their ability to link in series were analyzed to offer a multisensor spatial and temporal mapping. At the same time, the influence of the components required for a real deployment were studied using different tube lengths and diameters, connectors, and obstructions across the operating range of the pressure sensors. The system has also been tested for measuring differential pressures in a real model with a concrete slab above the soil and a pressure generator system below. It was found that this system is very suitable for outdoor measurements that demand a quick temporal response and accuracy.