CMTrain – Condition Monitoring with In-Service Trains

CMTrain means monitoring the condition of the track infrastructure during operation. With this innovative and efficient method, regularly operating rail vehicles are equipped with sensors that make additional measurement trains superfluous.

We face a major challenge in the maintenance of technical systems in the railway system: the highest quality requirements and, at the same time, strong cost pressure. This is precisely where our innovative CMTrain solution, which was specially developed for the research market segment, comes in.

Maintenance in the railway system requires precision and the highest quality, while financial resources are limited. Our solution addresses your need for cost-effective processes without having to rely on specific measuring trains.

Our pioneering technology offers:

  • Condition monitoring during operation: Sensors on regular rail vehicles for real-time monitoring without disrupting operations
  • Multi-sensor measurements: Efficient data acquisition during regular operations
  • Track-accurate georeferencing: Precise positioning for comprehensive control
  • Management and visualisation: Data from various sources and systems in a clear display
  • Digital signal processing and machine learning: Obtaining valuable condition information about the track and vehicle
Predictive maintenance railway
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The speciality:

CMTrain is characterised by its high market proximity and practical relevance. It offers synergies with related research areas such as SDF, localisation and data processing. It also opens up options for research infrastructure utilisation, including AIM backend and data services (2.0).

Discover how our solution can revolutionise railway system maintenance and reduce your budget at the same time. Contact us to discover the future of maintenance.

Predictive maintenance - recognising and rectifying problems on the track at an early stage
Our mission: To increase safety and reliability on the railway. Our approach: Laying the foundations for predictive maintenance of railway infrastructure. In this video, we at the DLR Institute of Transportation Systems explain why we are researching automatic condition monitoring during operation.

Predictive maintenance - recognising and rectifying problems on the track at an early stage

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Predictive maintenance - recognising and rectifying problems on the track at an early stage
Our mission: To increase safety and reliability on the railway. Our approach: Laying the foundations for predictive maintenance of railway infrastructure. In this video, we at the DLR Institute of Transportation Systems explain why we are researching automatic condition monitoring during operation.

Related projects:

OnboardEU – automatically detect damage to the track with AI

Streetcars are highly frequented means of public transportation that also run through densely populated city districts. Passengers and residents usually find the noise and vibrations caused by damage to the tracks particularly annoying. The damage also means higher costs for the vehicle operators. This is where the OnboardEU project comes in, in which the German Aerospace Center (DLR), together with the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, and i4M technologies GmbH, Aachen, is developing solutions for the automatic detection of damage using AI.

Contact

Dr. Sascha Knake-Langhorst

Head of Department
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Transportation Systems
Information Acquisition and Model Design
Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig