Germany: This was announced by the company at the 2023 Light Rail Summit in Birmingham, UK, during the presentation of ZF’s connect@rail infrastructure and driveline monitoring system.
The system is based on ZF’s Heavy Duty TAG acceleration sensors. Installed on the axles, they transmit data to the ZF IoT cloud for further processing, where operators can access it. Self-learning algorithms differentiate signals caused by rail flaws from wheel-rail noise, curve squeak, and rail track surface defects, to more accurately identify the class of track damage.
Presentation of connect@rail system by ZF. Source: ZF
ZF is now testing its track monitoring technology in Germany and plans its commercial introduction in 2024. connect@rail is already being used for wheelset fault diagnosis on trams in Graz, Austria, and on trains of DB Regio. The Smart Oil Plug transmission diagnostic system is also integrated into connect@rail.
