Table 9 Comparison of existing literature on rail track monitoring.
Author | Application | Environment | Real-time | Technology used | Suitability for developing countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yilmazer et al.14 | Health condition monitoring of rail steel | Simulated | No | Acoustic Emission Techniques | Expensive |
Lagnebäck et al.15 | Condition-based maintenance of railway vehicles, not railway tracks | Real life | No | Condition Monitoring Technologies | Expensive |
Aboelela et al.16 | Secure railway operations | Simulated | No | Wireless Sensor Network | Expensive |
Bennett et al.17 | Monitoring railway operation | Real life | No | Wireless Sensor Network | Expensive |
Nenov et al.18 | Measuring the load of railway vehicle wheels in motion | Simulated | No | Sensor | Expensive |
Shafiullah et al.19 | Secure railway operations | Simulated | No | Wireless Sensor Network | Expensive |
Wilkinson et al.29 | Monitoring railway operation | Simulated | No | Guided waves. | Expensive |
Kolakowski et al.30 | Structural health monitoring of a railway Truss bridge | Real life | Yes | Vibration-Based and Ultrasonic Methods | Expensive |
Berlin et al.31 | Detecting trains | Real life | Yes | Sensor networks | Expensive |
Dou et al.39 | Railway Bolts Detection | Simulated | No | Machine vision | Expensive |
Russo et al.41 | Anomaly detection in railway bridges | Simulated | No | Machine vision | Expensive |
Our research | Detecting missing or uprooted rail track | Real life | Yes | Vibration sensor | Cost effective |
