Author(s)

J.P. Amaral Braga, N.C. Oliveira, O.P. Monteiro, F.J.D. Reis & M.A.S. Guimaraes

Abstract

From an applied research project on the dynamic behaviour of heavy haul trains, which uses a computerized data acquisition system, the idea arose to develop a "Black Box - On-board Computer for Locomotives' to attempt to improve train performance. With this system, it is already possible to diagnose the causes of accidents and to identify locomotive equipment failures, and row it is possible to implant predictive maintenance for locomotives. 1 Introduction Due to the high number of locomotive failures, causing a decrease in productivity of the railroad and a consequent reduction in income, an applied research project on this subject was started. The state of art technology makes it pos

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