RIFLEX
Rail inspection by Flexible Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer
| Coordinatore | TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 1˙359˙533 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙044˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2013 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2014 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2014-06-01 - 2016-05-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | coordinator | 83˙535.95 |
| 2 |
"AIRTREN, S.L."
Organization address
address: CALLE JOSE LOMBANA IGLESIAS 14 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 219˙722.00 |
| 3 |
"Dynamics, Structures and Systems International"
Organization address
address: Jules Vandenbemptlaan 71 contact info |
BE (Heverlee) | participant | 208˙152.00 |
| 4 |
NDT Consultants Ltd
Organization address
address: SISKIN DRIVE MIDDLEMARCH HOUSE contact info |
UK (COVENTRY) | participant | 196˙236.00 |
| 5 |
AINOOUCHAOU PLIROFORIKI AE
Organization address
address: L KIPHISIAS 116 KAI DAVAKI 1 contact info |
EL (ATHINA) | participant | 178˙367.65 |
| 6 |
Rail Alliance Limited
Organization address
address: STATION ROAD LONG MARSTON CONTROL TOWER contact info |
UK (STRATFORD ON AVON WARMICKSHIRE) | participant | 46˙497.60 |
| 7 |
WLB LIMITED
Organization address
address: ZINONOS SOZOU (OFFICE 103) 11 contact info |
CY (LEFKOSIA) | participant | 41˙888.80 |
| 8 |
I-MOSS NV
Organization address
address: CORBIELAAN 5 contact info |
BE (BERTEM) | participant | 38˙400.00 |
| 9 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Organization address
address: Edgbaston contact info |
UK (BIRMINGHAM) | participant | 31˙200.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Railway maintenance is a costly activity that can be improved by faster inspection of assets. If the speed of inspection of the railhead can be increased the potential cost savings are significant. Current NDT solutions implement hand held devices that effectively scan at walking pace. EMAT devices have been utilised to demonstrate that a non-contact solution that can be mounted to a vehicle is feasible. Technical development is therefore required to increase the scanning area and increase the speed of processing to inspect the entire railhead. RIFLEX will develop a system that can inspect the entire contour of the railhead using a multiple, flexible EMAT transducers that conform to the shape of the railhead. Two devices will be used in a complimentary configuration; the first generating an acoustic wave across a short distance on the railhead and the second collecting the resulting signal. An optical focussing system will ensure that a minimum gap between the rail and transducer is maintained to ensure that the transducer remains coupled to the railhead.'