A Wavelet-Based Rail Surface Defect Prediction and Detection Algorithm

Early detection of rail defects is necessary for preventing derailments and costly damage to the train and railway infrastructure. A rail surface flaw can quickly propagate from a small fracture to a broken rail after only a few train cars have passed over it. Rail defect detection is typically perf...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hopkins, Brad Michael
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77351
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04072012-140609/