Sensonic
Track Condition Monitoring
The Sensonic Track Condition Monitoring Application (TCM) aids track maintainers in targeted predictive and preventive track maintenance.
TCM provides track maintainers with information on the evolution of track vibration. This empowers them to monitor the changing condition of the track and helps them with:
- Optimising track maintenance budgets
- Condition-based maintenance
- Assessing the efficacy of track maintenance and repair interventions
- Improved overall track health
- Higher operational safety and availability
To achieve this, TCM continuously monitors the complete track by means of Fibre Optic Sensing (FOS). The vibration data from every train is collected by the Sensonic sensing unit and analysed by algorithms to generate a digital SonicTwin® of the route. Periodic reports contain heatmaps showing the evolution of track vibration over time via a Sonic Track Index (STI). A high STI is a reliable indicator of degraded track conditions at that location.
