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International Journal of Rail Transportation
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Framework for extracting rails and setting-out railway line axis based on UAV photogrammetric measurements
PublicationTechnical diagnostics enables assessing the current technical condition of a railway line and adjacent infrastructure, and forecasting its changes over a specific time horizon. One of its elements is the periodic monitoring of rail position and their geometry. This article presents a new framework for the setting-out of a railway track axis. The process presented in the manuscript is based on the specific filtration and extraction...
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Shaping of the turnout diverging track with variable curvature sections
PublicationThe paper presents an analytical method of shaping the turnout diverging railroad track with variable curvature segments on its length, which in an evident way distinguished it from a typical solution, made up of a single circular arc with no transition curves. Two separate causes including a linear and a nonlinear curvature one in the form of a polynomial have been examined. The obtained solutions of the problem have a universal...
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Przemysław Kalitowski dr inż.
PeoplePrzemyslaw Kalitowski (born 26 July 1991) currently works at the Gdansk University of Technology in Gdansk, Poland. He acts as the Professor's Assistant at the Department of Rail Transportation and Bridges. In 2015 he started PhD studies at the Department of Rail Transportation and Bridges. He has over 4 years experience in static and dynamic analysis of structures - primarily with FEM programs. The scope of analysis are mainly...
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Optimization of Train Energy Cooperation Using Scheduled Service Time Reserve
PublicationThe main aim of the paper was to develop an innovative approach to the preliminary estimation possibility of train energy cooperation based on data from timetables, without traction calculations. The article points out the need to strive for sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. It was pointed out that rail transport using electric traction is one of the more ecological branches of transport. It also offers a number...
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Nowa metoda diagnostyki stanu technicznego nakładek stykowych
PublicationThe current collection system, which consists of the overhead contact line and a current collector, is particularly important in electric rail vehicles, where their reliability is concerned. Faultless current collection is conditioned not only by suitable construction of these elements but also by their proper maintenance. Retaining permanent electrical contact is essential in DC systems, where current demand is relatively high. In...
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Computer-aided evaluation of the railway track geometry on the basis of satellite measurements
PublicationIn recent years, all over the world there has been a period of intensive development of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) measurement techniques and their extension for the purpose of their applications in the field of surveying and navigation. Moreover, in many countries a rising trend in the development of rail transportation systems has been noticed. In this paper, a method of railway track geometry assessment based...
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Marcin Abramski dr hab. inż.
Peoplefrom 1990 to 1996 - master's studies at Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, specializing in Building and Engineering Structures January 30, 1996 - obtaining the academic degree of M.Sc. from 09.1995 to 12.1995 and from 02.1996 to 09.1998 - work as a construction engineer in a construction company in Gdańsk from September 15, 1998 to December 31, 2006 - work at Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty...
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Energy efficiency of electric multiple units in suburban operation
PublicationThis thesis presents approach to analysis of energy efficiency of a suburban rail network, using novel models developed on the Matlab/Simulink basis. Necessary features and requirements for such models were determined thru in-depth review of the source literature in all applicable fields: electrified transportation systems, electric multiple units construction, vehicle drivetrains and finally, existing simulation methods. Existing...
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3D Machine Vision System for Inspection of Contact Strips in Railway Vehicle Current Collectors
PublicationConstruction and technical condition of current collectors is crucial to reliability and safety of railway transportation. According to the Technical Specifications for Interoperability railway vehicles in the European Union should be equipped with carbon contact strips. Excessive wear or defects of contact strips degrade the capability of undisturbed power transmission, cause faster wear of contact wire, and can even result in...
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Design of rail-track geometric systems by satellite measurement
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono rezultaty zastosowania ciągłych pomiarów satelitarnych toru kolejowego, z antenami zainstalowanymi na poruszającym się pojeździe szynowym. Wykazano, że zastosowana pilotażowo technika pomiarowa umożliwia bardzo precyzyjne określenie podstawowych danych do projektowania modernizacji linii kolejowej (kierunków głównych trasy i jej kąta zwrotu), a także - ze stosunkowo niewielkim błędem - współrzędnych istniejącej...
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Reliability of the intermodal transport network under disrupted conditions in the rail freight transport
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Use of a Least Squares with Conditional Equations Method in Positioning a Tramway Track in the Gdansk Agglomeration
PublicationSatellite measurement techniques have been used for many years in different types of human activity, including work related to staking out and making use of rail infrastructure. First and foremost, satellite techniques are applied to determine the tramway track course and to analyse the changes of its position during its operation. This paper proposes using the least squares with conditional equations method, known in geodesy (LSce)....
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Sławomir Grulkowski dr inż.
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Algorithm for Automatic Wear Estimation of Railway Contact Strips Based on 3D Scanning Results
PublicationElectric rail vehicles use current collection system which consists of overhead contact line and a current collector (pantograph) mounted on the roof of a vehicle. A pantograph is equipped with contact strips, which slide along the contact wire, ensuring steady electric contact. Contact strips are made of carbon layer, fixed to an aluminum carrier. The carbon layer wears down due to friction. Using overly worn contact strips increases...
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Katedra Transportu Szynowego i Mostów
Research TeamsDziałalność naukowa Zespołu Transportu Szynowego, kierowanego bezpośrednio przez prof. dr hab. inż. Eligiusza Mieloszyka, związana jest z diagnostyką nawierzchni szynowych, przepustowością infrastruktury kolejowej, zarządzaniem ryzykiem w transporcie oraz pomiarami satelitarnymi. Prace naukowe Zespołu Mostów dotyczą teorii projektowania, budowy i utrzymania obiektów mostowych oraz konstrukcji inżynierskich. Zespół realizuje prace...