Railway Projects
Current projects
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Pre-study of data governance and integration for climate-resilient decision support in transport infrastructure (Aggregera )
Improving the capabilities necessary for decision-making and climate change adaptation regarding road and rail infrastructure maintenance and planning.
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TOPOLAGOM – Optimisation of rail surface topography
Developing a tool to assess how the surface of the rail should look after optimal rail grinding.
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Climate impact on existing snow galleries on the Iron Ore line
Measuring and assessing the impact of changes in snow falls on existing snow galleries between Björkliden and Riksgränsen.
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Full scale laboratory test of trough bridges
Improving current loads standards and regulationswith a more realistic evaluation of the capacity of reinforced concrete trough bridges.
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Climate adaptation for railway infrastructure
Improving the resilience of railway infrastructure from adverse future climate conditions.
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Resilient Malmbana
Collaboration to ensure resilience and capacity on the Ore Line at the lowest cost through research and education from a maintenance perspective coordinated by JVTC.
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NOD – National Lab for Fibre Optic Sensing Data
Laying the foundation for a national data space for fibre optic sensor data.
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Multiphysics simulation of Eddy current sensor and Railway track interaction
Developing a comprehensive Multiphysics model simulating the interaction between an eddy current sensor and railway tracks, enabling the detection and differentiation of various track defects.
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In2Track3 project
Developing a measurement system for tracks
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Data-driven analysis and prediction of railway curve squeal
Investigating the factors influencing railway curve squeal, developing predictive models, and optimising effective mitigation strategies to reduce noise pollution and improve railway system performance.
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New Replacement Policy Considering Environment Sustainability (NRPCES)
Creating a data-driven, ICT-enabled decision-support tool that helps the industry integrate sustainability considerations and optimize the lifespan of production machinery.
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Multi and interdisciplinary method to identify the true capacity of concrete bridges (TruBridges)
Enhancing bridge sustainability
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Prognostics and health management of catenary for climate change adaptation
(AI Factory /RAILWAY)
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Improved Energy Efficiency of Railway Transport using AI
(AI Factory /RAILWAY)
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AI Factory /RAILWAY The Evolution: ChatRail
Contributing to the implementation of European Green Deal (EGD) in Sweden
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Detection of Track Damage in Railways – Train-Based Prototype Field Tests
Developing an automated system for condition monitoring that supports efficient maintenance decisions for the Swedish railway network and facilitating optimisation of the assets' availability and utilisation.
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AI Factory /RAILWAY The Evolution (AIF/R E3I )
The project aims to enhance, expand, elaborate, and innovate, denoted as E3I, findings and results from Phase I of the project.
Completed projects
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Integrated life extension model for the railway system
Creating a roadmap for a proposed dynamic framework that describes life extension of railway systems...
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System innovation perspective for intelligent railway asset management
Developing a challenge-driven framework for implementing intelligent asset management in railways.
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Human cognition in future maintenance operations
Investigating the evolving role of human cognition in future maintenance operations, focusing on opt...
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Fleet of sensors for autonomous railway condition monitoring
Working towards an autonomous maintenance strategy for railway fasteners.
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Estimating Remaining Useful Life for Railway Rolling Stock
(AI Factory /RAILWAY)
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Advanced Solutions to Improve Cybersecurity in Railway
(AI Factory /RAILWAY)
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eMaintenance solutions for enhanced smart asset management in railway using Industrial AI
(AI Factory /RAILWAY)
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Industrial AI for secure and resilient data and model sharing in railways
(AI Factory /RAILWAY)
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ePilot
ePilot was an initiative of Luleå University of Technology, the Swedish Transport Administration and...
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Condition-based maintenance with the use of trackside surveillance systems
Maximize the use of existing trackside monitoring systems for issues related to Condition Based Main...
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Snow galleries between Björkliden and Riksgränsen
Assessment of capacity and plans for structural health monitoring.
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Railway Digital Twin (AI Factory)
Develop and demonstrate a concept and a platform for enablement of Digital Twin in railway.
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Adapting urban rail infrastructure to climate change (AdaptUrbanRail)
Development of a solution that integrates urban railway infrastructure features with climate change ...
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Advanced solutions to improve cybersecurity in railway
Minimize the risk of cyber threats and to quantify them. The main goal of the research undertaken is...
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AI factory for railway (AIF/R)
AIF/R's goal is to create value for its stakeholders by establishing a reliable and resilient platfo...
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A physics-based framework for predicting aggregate degradation
Proposing a physics-based framework to predict ballast degradation.
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Autonomous maintenance of infrastructure, rolling stock and interfaces
Algorithms to detect and quantify defects in an S&C using on-site measurement data.
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Condition-based maintenance using roadside monitoring systems
Maximize the use of current roadside monitoring systems for CBM-related issues.
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eMaintenance solution for enhanced asset management in railway – using industrial AI
The project aims to streamline and optimize asset management and rail maintenance, with a focus on r...
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Lidar-based catenary data processing
AI factory: Monitoring and accessing asset condition using AI and point cloud data.
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Multi and interdisciplinary method to identify the true capacity of concrete bridges (TruBridges)
Enhance sustainability by reducing costs of strengthening or replacing existing bridges, by improvin...
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Roadmap for life extension of the railway system
A roadmap containing a proposal for a dynamic framework that describes life extension of railway sys...
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Secure and resilient data and model sharing in railways
The project aims to develop, integrate and demonstrate an open and secure solution for data and mode...
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Harmonisation of asset management definitions and data quality assurance in rail transport
The project aims to harmonise Swedish-English asset management definitions and to assess operation a...
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Train Based Differential Eddy Current Sensor System for Rail Fastener Detection
Development of a train based system for monitoring track defects and rail track components by anomal...
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Intelligent Fault Detect on Railway Power Supply System
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New Maintenance System (Dynamic Maintenance System)
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Friction Management
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Human Factors Approach for the Reduction of Repair Time in Railway Maintenance Workshop
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Improvement of Railway infrastructure Capacity through effective Maintenance
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Improved availability & reduced life cycle cost of track switches
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eMaintenance solutions for effective decision-making in maintenance
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Improved condition assessment through statistical analysis
Advanced statistical analysis of data and signals that are acquired via sensors and control systems ...
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Effects of top-of-rail friction modifiers on the friction, wear and cracks of railway rails
The goal of the research conducted for this project has been to investigate the effect of top-of-rai...
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Effective maintenance execution with human factor interventions
To develop easy to implement guidelines for good maintenance practices through human factor interven...
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Development of a demonstrator for eMaintenance for railway
To collect the necessary data from the research station on the Western Main Line and the Ore Railway...
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Development and Implementation of RAMS and LCC Model for Railway Track System
The application of RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety) analysis for railway...
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Data processing method based on genetic algorithm for assuring maintenance
Prognostics of maintenance costs for electrical fans owned by Trafikverket is performed by using Gen...
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Condition monitoring, prediction and management of railway track assets
The aim of the project is to develop a predictive maintenance approach for the Stockholm subway and ...
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Condition Based Maintenance of Rail Infrastructure Using Internet of Things Loggers
Develop and field test IoT data loggers for condition based maintenance of rail infrastructure.
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Big Data Analytics for Fault Detection and its Application in Maintenance
This research has developed an Angle-based Subspace Anomaly Detection (ABSAD) approach to fault dete...
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Bayesian reliability modelling for railway infrastructure
This new context driven Bayesian maintenance scenario will promote sustainable and cost-effective as...
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Automatic detection of railway fasteners and track defects
Automate the inspection of rail fasteners, defect insulation joints and other rail defects, using a ...
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Aspects of improving punctuality: from data to decision in railway maintenance
The purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to explore and describe information and requ...
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Anomaly detection using Support vector machines on overhead contact wire
The Support Vector Regression (SVR) is used to model the dependency between vertical acceleration an...
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AI-Human Collaboration for improved Situation Awareness in the maintenance domain
The goal of this project is to explore the human abilities to develop Situation Awareness of the cha...
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A pre-study on wheel/rail interface friction management
Important questions to address are e.g. the optimal friction value at low temperatures, application ...
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Anomaly detection and system diagnostics
The goal is to develop a train based system for monitoring track defects and rail track components.
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RAMS for track
An approach, which assist track geometry maintenance decision making by improving the quality of the...
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Prestudy – Human AI Interface, AR, VR, UX
Investigation of the utilisation of wearables for maintenance collaboration and inspections.
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Intelligent operation and maintenance for traction motor bearings
Context-driven intelligent operation and maintenance technology’s capability to perform condition mo...
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Equality and diversity in the rail industry
Current situation analysis and future recommendations.
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Climate resilient railway infrastructure: A system innovation approach (CliMaint2Innovate)
Investigate and perform barrier-enabler analyses of system innovation for successful implementation ...
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AI Factory MetaAnalyser®
A platform and toolkit for an autonomous cloud-based analytics using AI and cognitive services.
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A framework for implementing maintenance-related innovations
A framework for implementing maintenance-related innovations and driving change in a digitalised rai...
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