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EPSRC Reference: GR/R11384/01
Title: Rais: (Rcm2) For Railway's Single Throw Mechanical Equipment: Level-Crossing Barrier System Case Study
Principal Investigator: Goodman, Dr CJ
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Project Partners:
G T Railway Maintenance Ltd Jarvis Facilities Ltd Network Rail
Department: Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng
Organisation: University of Birmingham
Scheme: RAIS
Starts: 01 September 2000 Ends: 31 August 2001 Value (£): 24,626
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Control Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Transport Systems and Vehicles
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To provide industrial experience and personal development for Clive Roberts with Railtrack, GTRM and Jarvis Facilities;To initiate the transfer of technology from the Level Crossing Barrier (LCB) case study to other track side assets within the rail industry (eg track circuits, point machines);To evaluate methods of utilising the technology to aid with day-to-day maintenance on Britain's railways;To increase the existing failure data pool and to further analyse the data collection in order to develop generic algorithms for the detection of incipient failure.
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