Method and apparatus for detecting roundness deffects in a railway vehicle wheel

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APP PUB NO 20030160133A1
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10297683

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A motion sensor (3) is associated with a wheel (1) of a railway vehicle for generating a signal (M) indicative of the motion of the wheel along a vertical axis (x). A rotation sensor (6) provides a signal (S) indicative of the rotational speed of the wheel (1). The motion (M) and rotational speed (S) signals are received by an electronic processing unit (E) which correlates these signals using the speed signal (S) to divide the vertical motion signal (M) in subsequent time portions or frames, each corresponding to a complete rotation of the wheel. A mean of the subsequent time portions of the motion signal stored over a period of time is calculated to identify actual or incipient roundness defects of the wheel.

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SKF INDUSTRIE S P AVIA ARCIVESCOVADO 1 I-10121 TORINO

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Moretti, Roberto Torino, IT 13 206
Sema, Silvano Torino, IT 5 38

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