[IEE EC3 News] Lecture reminder - 28 January 2016; The challenges of large scale asset management in rail applications

[Bill Pechey]

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Bill Pechey
IET Thames Valley Specialised Section

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The challenges of large scale asset management in rail applications

Daniel Shayler - Thales UK Research & Technology

The current UK rail infrastructure consists of around 16,000km of
railway track, supported by thousands of additional assets, and
costing millions of pounds to manage and maintain. The entirety of
this network of equipment requires continuous condition monitoring,
which itself generates a massive, safety critical management
challenge.

In this talk I will discuss some of the practical challenges faced
when managing such a large network of varied asset types. Additionally
I will describe some of the data that is commonly used to calibrate
different assets and the methods that are currently being developed to
improve the efficiency and accuracy of this process.

This event is free of charge and open to all, with refreshments at
19.00, lecture at 19:30.

Contact: Prof Richard Mitchell
rjmitchell at theiet.org http://www.theiet.org/ec3

Thursday 28 Jan 2016 19.00 for 19.30
Palmer Building, University of Reading RG6 6UR
For directions please visit
http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/find/about-findindex.aspx