On-board Measurement with ARGOS® from HBK
PRECISE AND RELIABLE MEASUREMENT DATA FOR THE RAIL INDUSTRY
On-board Measurements
Standard trains instrumented with accurate and reliable measurement systems allow customers to locate problem spots in infrastructure and on vehicles. Assessing the severity of problems supports proactive maintenance planning and influencing.
Overhead Line
The correct contact between the pantograph and the catenary is mandatory for efficient train operation. This can be ensured by monitoring forces and acceleration through optical sensors integrated in the pantograph structures.
Integrated in standard operating trains, the fully autonomous system delivers real-time insights into the overhead line quality and enables new approaches for predictive maintenance.
Track and Vehicle
The increasing efficiency demands of a growing rail transportation industry presents the challenge of prioritizing track and vehicle maintenance before poor conditions cause vehicle damage.
HBK provides cutting-edge technologies that enable the industry to optimize track and vehicle maintenance planning.
Rugged and fully autonomous
New and unique development
FS66HDL Heavy Duty Force Transducer
- Low weight: 99g
- Compact design
- Measurement range: ±500 N
- Forces measured via shear beam principle
- Temperature effects cancelled out
- Temperature effects cancelled out
- Possibility to connect sensors in series
FS65HDA Heavy Duty Accelerometer
- High resolution
- Very low weight: 34g
- Measurement range: ±20g
- Acceleration measured via seismic mass principle
- Temperature effects cancelled out
- One connector housing for two optical fibers
- Possibility to connect sensors in series
- >5 years in 24/7 operation
- Temperature effects cancelled out by design
- Protected and covered, weatherproof
- Railway rated cables and connectors
HBK – Measurement
in and for Railways
The modern sensors and measuring systems from HBK open new ways for the predictive maintenance of track, overhead line, and vehicles. Highly accurate, networked measuring systems are required to understand the mechanisms of action for wear and tear, to subsequently increase service life and efficiency.
