Vehicle infrared monitoring system for electrified railway catenary
DRIVE
January 30, 2013
A vehicle infrared monitoring system for an electrified railway catenary, including a monitoring box (1) fixed on a roof of a locomotive, and an industrial control computer (2) installed in a locomotive carriage and connected with the monitoring box (1) via a signal cable. The industrial control computer (2) is connected with a TAX box (3) via a communication cable to obtain running time mark and distance mark of the locomotive. The monitoring box (1) includes an infrared thermal imager (11) and a visible light camera (12), and the field angles of the infrared thermal imager (11) and the visible light camera (12) enclose a contact position of a pantograph and the catenary.
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