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Frauscher Sensonic
Revolution in
Railway Operations
Track more with less.
COMPANY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION BENEFITS
The Pioneer of
Fibre Optic Sensing (FOS) as a technology has come a long
way since its inception. Originally employed in the oil and gas
industry, the technology has been widely received as an
Tracking: Track
interesting and cutting-edge concept in the railway industry
over the past decade.
Since 2011, Frauscher Sensonic has been focusing on the
more with less.
innovative potential of FOS in the railway sector. As a spin-off
from Frauscher Sensor Technology, the company is a pioneer,
offering a railway specific FOS solution based on Distributed
Acoustic Sensing (DAS). The first quantitative FOS system of
the industry resulted from this fruitful combination – and it is
going to revolutionise railway operations.
It generates valuable real-time information on train journeys,
asset conditions and data from monitoring the infrastructure
– all based on a single solution and without the need for
additional on-board or trackside components. The thus
generated data allows railway operators and contractual
partners to make use of the information derived from this data
via an open interface platform. This allows Frauscher Sensonic
addresses the railway industry’s present and future challenges
– and paves the way to redesign traffic management enabling
higher efficiency of operational networks.
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COMPANY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION BENEFITS
Track more Our Mission
with less In an increasingly complex world, we make it
easier for our customers to obtain the information
they need.
Our Vision
We enable the revolution of railway operation – by
turning existing communication infrastructure into
sensitive distributed sensors. Real-time information
about train journeys, asset conditions or simply, data
from monitoring the infrastructure can be accessed
via an open interface platform. Our innovative
approach to providing the solution holistically offers
immense flexibility and multiple advantages for the
entire railway industry.
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COMPANY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION BENEFITS Sensonic offers the first quantitative FOS solution specifically developed for the railway market. The use of the latest generation of DAS systems marks a quantum leap in this area – which we actively and collaboratively shape for and with the industry by making our technology available to operators and system integrators. Christian Pucher, CEO Frauscher Sensonic 04 Frauscher Sensonic 2020-01
COMPANY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION BENEFITS
Experience the new Track and monitor trains, assets
generation of live tracking. and personnel in real time using a
single solution – on and near your
tracks.
Company Technology Solution Benefits
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A new way of tracking: In simple terms, distributed acoustic sensing (DAS)
Fibre Optic Sensing turns fibre optic cables into virtual microphones.
This results in an astounding potential regarding
monitoring of railway operations and the railway
Solutions based on fibre optic sensing (FOS) are increasingly
gaining traction in this field of tension. At Frauscher Sensonic,
we’ve been focusing on distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) as part
of a FOS-based approach for several years already. Tests and
comparative studies have shown that this technology offers an The DAS Principle
immense potential for the implementation of railway applications.
In order to function, DAS-based solutions – and thus our
system – require only a single-mode optical fibre. The
connected Sensonic unit launches 2,000 laser impulses
per second into it. Acoustic sound waves radiating against
the cable create minimal structure-borne deviations. This
alters the backscatter of the laser pulses that are reflected
back towards the source.
The change is measured as a function of the time that has
elapsed since the emission of the laser pulse. That’s how
the cable becomes a sensor that can monitor up to 100
kilometres of track.
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A Railway-Specific
Tracking Solution As a customer, you benefit from …
Railway-specific solutions based on fibre optic sensing (FOS)
enable total distributed area monitoring of all parameters of
… continuous monitoring:
wheel-rail interaction. That way, current train locations can be In real time
determined in real-time and recurring events can be detected. Across the entire rail network
This allows for trend analyses and forecasts regarding the status
of trackside infrastructure components or wheels. Without on-board or trackside components
What’s more: The continual development of DAS technology and … a single solution
the employed algorithms facilitate the identification of events in for multiple applications:
the track’s immediate vicinity. Among them: rockfall, falling trees
or people moving in hazardous areas. This information forms the
Train tracking
basis of numerous applications and thus opens up a number of Asset condition monitoring
entirely new options for development in the railway industry.
Safety & security
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A broad range of Train tracking, asset condition monitoring as well
as safety and security are among the primary
reliable information applications of the FOS solution by Sensonic.
Train Asset Condition Safety and
Tracking Monitoring Security
Inform and Control Monitor and Detect Secure and Protect
Provides information for Continually monitors: Protects:
optimised traffic management track condition civilians
train speed management rail fastening work crews
Controls systems such as condition of the track bed Prevents
platform announcements wheel defects trespassing
time displays Detects spontaneous cable theft
events such as: vandalism
natural hazards
catenary flashovers
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New Possibilities
Thanks to Continuous
Tracking
Detecting and monitoring trains, assets and
people in real-time both on and near the track
– all with a single solution. Based on fibre optic
sensing (FOS), Frauscher Sensonic provides the
technological foundation for a comprehensive
system with diverse applications for the railway
industry
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The Fibre Optic
Sensing solution
for railways
Turns existing telecoms
infrastructure as a sensor network
Uses thousands of virtual sensors (per km)
due to Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)
Detects tiny variations in fibre strain
caused by ground borne vibration
Offers real-time tracking along
total network continuously
valuable Information without any onboard
or trackside components
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Development
Segments
since 2011
Industrial & Mining
Main Lines
Proof of concepts
more than 25
Employees
48 worldwide Urban & Mass Transit
11 Frauscher Sensonic 2020-01If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us:
Frauscher Sensonic GmbH
Bauhofstraße 4 | 4774 St. Marienkirchen | Austria
office@sensonic.com
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