journal article·2024-09-25Open access

Transformer-Based High-Speed Train Axle Temperature Monitoring and Alarm System for Enhanced Safety and Performance

Wanyi Li, Kun Xie, Jinbai Zou, Kai Huang, Fan Mu, Liyu Chen

Applied Sciences· Volume 14· Issue 19

Abstract

As the fleet of high-speed rail vehicles expands, ensuring train safety is of the utmost importance, emphasizing the critical need to enhance the precision of axel temperature warning systems. Yet, the limited availability of data on the unique features of high thermal axis temperature conditions in railway systems hinders the optimal performance of intelligent algorithms in alarm detection models. To address these challenges, this study introduces a novel dynamic principal component analysis preprocessing technique for tolerance temperature data to effectively manage missing data and outliers. Furthermore, a customized generative adversarial network is devised to generate distinct data related to high thermal axis temperature, focusing on optimizing the network’s objective functions and distinctions to bolster the efficiency and diversity of the generated data. Finally, an integrated model with an optimized transformer module is established to accurately classify alarm levels, provide a comprehensive solution to pressing train safety issues, and, in a timely manner, notify drivers and maintenance departments (DEPOs) of high-temperature warnings.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research · Structural Health Monitoring Techniques · Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques

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Affiliations

School of Railway Transportation, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China

Funding

Shanghai Science and Technology Commission “Belt and Road” China-Laos Railway Project International Joint Laboratory

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