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Fully passive Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) force sensor for high-voltage and harsh environments, ensuring safe and reliable measurements.
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Rail infrastructure is constantly subjected to dynamic loading from thousands of passing vehicles every day. Small defects in wheels, suspension systems or loading conditions can quickly lead to infrastructure damage, increased maintenance costs and serious safety risks.
However, traditional inspections are periodic and labour-intensive, making it difficult to detect developing issues before they cause further damage. Even moderate overloads and dynamic force peaks – which can exceed static axle loads by 50–100% – cause disproportionately severe deterioration.
HBK’s ARGOS Wayside Train Measurement platform enables automatic monitoring of every passing train without interrupting normal operations. Combining force measurement, wheel impact detection, axle load monitoring and vehicle identification, it helps operators identify problems earlier, prioritise maintenance, reduce infrastructure wear and improve network reliability.
Discover how wayside monitoring and on-board measurement work together to deliver continuous diagnostic coverage across railway networks, with practical examples from HBK rail monitoring experts.
The Challenge | How HBK Solves It |
Defective wheels and overloaded vehicles create excessive dynamic forces that accelerate rail wear and increase derailment risk. | ARGOS® continuously measures wheel loads, impact forces, and running behaviour as every train passes, identifying defective vehicles before they cause costly infrastructure damage. |
Manual inspections require significant labour while providing only periodic snapshots of fleet condition. | Automated wayside rail monitoring performs continuous inspections during normal railway operation, reducing manual inspection effort while improving maintenance coverage. |
Large railway networks generate enormous volumes of operational data that are difficult to interpret. | ARGOS® automatically correlates all measurements with vehicle identification and generates prioritised maintenance alerts – so teams focus on solving problems, not searching for them. |
Wayside monitoring depends on reliable measurements that maintenance and operations teams can trust. HBK combines decades of expertise in force measurement with an integrated monitoring platform for demanding railway applications.
From measurement and data acquisition to vehicle identification, analysis and actionable alerts, HBK brings the different parts of the monitoring chain together to help customers turn railway measurements into better maintenance decisions.
A wayside monitoring system is more than a collection of sensors. The value comes from connecting measurement, identification and analysis so that teams can turn what happens on the track into useful maintenance information.
Monitor passing trains at operational speed to gain visibility into vehicle condition and performance.
Identify emerging issues, assess fleet health and understand where maintenance attention is needed.
Prioritise maintenance, reduce unplanned downtime and protect railway assets for longer. HBK measurement and data acquisition technologies can be configured to meet the requirements of different wayside monitoring applications.
Fully passive Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) force sensor for high-voltage and harsh environments, ensuring safe and reliable measurements.
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