Improving the monitoring of mechanical elements of electric rolling stock by application of the intelligent thermal imaging system
Objective: Improving the control of mechanical elements of electric rolling stock through the introduction of modern technical means based on thermal imaging techniques. The use of thermal imagers in the monitoring of mechanical elements of electric rolling stock will signiﬁcantly improve trafﬁc safety, which is a relevant objective. Methods: An uncooled microbolometric matrix was used when creating a case using 3D printing with LabView visual programming software. Results: An intelligent system for thermal imaging was developed. The hardware part of the system is made using 3D printing, the software part, due to the Vision module, makes it possible to implement pattern recognition, which fully automates the monitoring of various mechanical elements of electric rolling stock. The developed layout uses LabView software, which is divided into 3 parts within one project: code for a programmable logic integrated circuit (LabView FPGA), code for a real-time monitoring system (LabView Real-Time), and Windows code. Practical importance: Intelligent thermal imaging system provides for contactless determination of the thermal condition of mechanical elements of electric rolling stock with the ability to predict the residual life of the equipment in real time.