Design on Wheel Load Detection System with Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor

초록

In this paper, we designed a wheel load detection system for every wheel which can be used to determine the diagonal balance of the bogie and some important parameters for derailment safety. The distributed optical fiber sensors measure the longitudinal strain of the rail using embedded optical fiber sensor while the train passes on that site. Developed signal processing algorithm converts the recorded strain at each point to the wheel load, axle load, vehicle weight and total train weight