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Automatic measurement of rail line expansion joint gaps
(© 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015-03)
Expansion joint gaps are the gaps which are deliberately left between the rail ends to allow for expansion of the rails in hot weather. Over gapping of these end to end gaps often result in derailments. Therefore in order ...
Clustering and detection of good and bad rail line anchors from images
(© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016-06)
Absence of railway anchors/fasteners is a serious concern as it might lead to severe consequences such as train derailments. Hence regular inspection is an obligation to ensure safety. The third world countries choose the ...
Automatic detection of defective rail anchors
(2014-11)
Rail line anchors/fasteners are the metallic components that attach each line with the sleepers. These are essential rail components as absence of these often result in derailments. Therefore in order to prevent dangerous ...
Scrutiny of electricity data for consumption and load forecasting
(BARC University, 2017)
In this research, electricity data of Dhaka city, the capital city of Bangladesh has been analysed to use the insights for social good and betterment of electricity sectors. Bangladesh has a very complex electricity ...
Railway expansion joint gaps and hooks detection using morphological processing, corner points and blobs
(BRAC University, 2014-04)
Rail inspection is an essential task in railway maintenance. It is periodically needed for preventing dangerous situations and ensuring safety in railways. In Bangladesh it has been seen many train accidents occur due to ...