PRECISE RAIL TRACK SURVEYING

In this article, the authors describe how the Swiss Trolley, a multi- sensor measurement system, makes us of real-time kinematic (RTK) Global Positioning System (GPS) to survey sections of railroad track in the U.K. They describe the system design, how the sensors are used, and the 3-step cascading data processing which involves blunder detection, synchronization, and filter and smoother. A survey example in which the performance of the Swiss Trolley was evaluated by comparing a forward and a backward run on a 250-meter section of track is also described.

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• Authors:
  • Glaus, R
  • Peels, G
  • Muller, U
  • Geiger, A
• Publication Date: 2004-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-18
• Serial:
  • GPS World
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Advanstar Communications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1048-5104

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Global Positioning System; Railroad tracks; Surveying
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974357
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 2 2004 12:00AM