Automated Inspection Technologies: A New Paradigm for Preventive Maintenance Programs
This paper, from the 2014 Rail Conference, describes the Automatic Vehicle Inspection System (AVIS, Bombardier), a complete system that measures, analyzes, monitors, establishes trends and automatically generates work orders for the maintenance crew. It also generates alarms and permits data trending for long-term engineering investigations. In August 2013, the Bombardier site team at the Midrand depot in South Africa, together with experts from MRX technologies and IBM, commissioned an Automatic Vehicle Inspection System (AVIS), completing three years of cutting edge technology development, to deliver a revolutionary integrated solution for the rolling stock maintenance industry. The commissioning was achieved without major problems, all functionalities were tested with conclusive results, and the team was so enthusiastic about the preliminary results that plans were already being devised for the next generation. The system’s benefits are such that a second similar system is currently being installed at Bombardier’s Central Rivers depot in Midlands, UK, and several other projects are currently being planned or developed in the UK, Australia and North America. The authors conclude that the AVIS is a significant addition to Bombardier’s Operations & Maintenance approach and paves the way for exciting new developments in the industry. For the passenger train maintenance industry, the systematic gathering of high quality data is key to measuring and optimizing the maintenance approach. The introduction of an Automated Vehicle Inspection System provides that capability – at an affordable cost.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Transportation Association
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Authors:
- Lortie, Martin
- Holmes, Eric
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Conference:
- 2014 Rail Conference
- Location: Montreal Quebec, Canada
- Date: 2014-6-15 to 2014-6-18
- Publication Date: 2014
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Photos;
- Pagination: 12p
- Monograph Title: 2014 Rail Conference, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Inspection; Maintenance practices; Passenger transportation; Railroad transportation; Rolling stock
- Identifier Terms: Automatic Vehicle Inspection System; Bombardier Inc.
- Geographic Terms: South Africa; United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01584094
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 28 2015 3:00PM