Purpose – Straightness measurement of rail weld joint is of essential importance to railway maintenance. Dueto the lack of efficient measurement equipment, there has been limited in-depth research on rail weld joint ...Purpose – Straightness measurement of rail weld joint is of essential importance to railway maintenance. Dueto the lack of efficient measurement equipment, there has been limited in-depth research on rail weld joint with a5-m wavelength range, leaving a significant knowledge gap in this field.Design/methodology/approach – In this study, the authors used the well-established inertial referencemethod (IR-method), and the state-of-the-art multi-point chord reference method (MCR-method). Two methodshave been applied in different types of rail straightness measurement trollies, respectively. These instrumentswere tested in a high-speed rail section within a certain region of China. The test results were ultimatelyvalidated through using traditional straightedge and feeler gauge methods as reference data to evaluate the railweld joint straightness within the 5-m wavelength range.Findings – The research reveals that IR-method and MCR-method produce reasonably similar measurementresults for wavelengths below 1 m. However, MCR-method outperforms IR-method in terms of accuracy forwavelengths exceeding 3 m. Furthermore, it was observed that IR-method, while operating at a slower speed,carries the risk of derailing and is incapable of detecting rail weld joints and low joints within the track.Originality/value – The research compare two methods’ measurement effects in a longer wavelength rangeand demonstrate the superiority of MCR-method.展开更多
针对低莱斯因子的慢衰落时变多径信道条件下,难以有效利用信号能量,导致系统误码性能差,单纯的基于最小均方误差准则均衡(Minimum Mean Squared Error,MMSE)技术不能够有效降低误码率的实际问题。在构建信道等效模型的基础上,提出了一...针对低莱斯因子的慢衰落时变多径信道条件下,难以有效利用信号能量,导致系统误码性能差,单纯的基于最小均方误差准则均衡(Minimum Mean Squared Error,MMSE)技术不能够有效降低误码率的实际问题。在构建信道等效模型的基础上,提出了一种利用硬判决符号重构信道,在两个信道长度内比较改判信号误差信息的时频联合判决两轮次MMSE均衡算法。仿真结果表明:通过均衡处理后的低莱斯因子信道能逼近高莱斯因子的误码特性,当信噪比为20 dB时,不同莱斯因子下QPSK信号的误码率均降低至10-4以下,且在一个数量级内。当信噪比为2~6 dB时,系统误码率分布在10-1~10-3之间,要低于信号在自由空间传播的误码率,说明MMSE均衡充分利用了多径分量的能量,获得了信噪比增益。展开更多
文摘Purpose – Straightness measurement of rail weld joint is of essential importance to railway maintenance. Dueto the lack of efficient measurement equipment, there has been limited in-depth research on rail weld joint with a5-m wavelength range, leaving a significant knowledge gap in this field.Design/methodology/approach – In this study, the authors used the well-established inertial referencemethod (IR-method), and the state-of-the-art multi-point chord reference method (MCR-method). Two methodshave been applied in different types of rail straightness measurement trollies, respectively. These instrumentswere tested in a high-speed rail section within a certain region of China. The test results were ultimatelyvalidated through using traditional straightedge and feeler gauge methods as reference data to evaluate the railweld joint straightness within the 5-m wavelength range.Findings – The research reveals that IR-method and MCR-method produce reasonably similar measurementresults for wavelengths below 1 m. However, MCR-method outperforms IR-method in terms of accuracy forwavelengths exceeding 3 m. Furthermore, it was observed that IR-method, while operating at a slower speed,carries the risk of derailing and is incapable of detecting rail weld joints and low joints within the track.Originality/value – The research compare two methods’ measurement effects in a longer wavelength rangeand demonstrate the superiority of MCR-method.
