Experimental robotic applications to monitor railway track defects and alignments

• Main Author: Wong, Zheng Yu
• Other Authors: Pang Hock Lye, John
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechatronics; Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141794
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Railways are critical infrastructure to many nations for servicing huge numbers of riders each day. Therefore, railway companies need to tackle wear and tear issues that lead to track defects. Failure to address them can result in ridership disturbances, economic losses, and even catastrophic loss o...