DepotMATE automates locomotive and wagon inspections
Rolling stock operators need to inspect freight vehicles manually, at regular intervals. Inspections take place in hazardous depot environments, often overnight, causing risks to workers. Human inspection can miss overheating or defects not visible to the naked eye. This flaw potentially results in costly repairs, resource-intensive maintenance, and ultimately service delays.
DepotMATE (Multi-sensor Automated Train Examination) is a remote inspection system. It is designed to capture data from passing rolling stock in depots or sidings. It simultaneously captures thermal, acoustic, and video data, providing insight into the condition of rolling stock.
Results are accessed via a cloud-based platform. Depot operatives, control units, fleet managers, and contractors can review images, as well as acoustic data and insights, in real time.
Automation massively reduces the need to manually patrol vehicles entering or leaving the depot. It also increases safety by reducing associated hazards to workers.
DepotMATE won the ‘First of a Kind’ (FOAK) competition in the category ‘Reliable and Maintainable Assets Rail Demonstrations’.
Find out more about DepotMATE on the One Big Circle website.
August 2024
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