This paper presents a control chart approach for monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics to support condition-based maintenance (CBM) using condition data of linear railway infrastructure assets. The condition data were obtained from regular inspections done by a railway track measurement wagon. The condition data were statistically analysed by using two different control charts to evaluate the possibility for earlier detection of derailment hazardous faults using both temporal and spatial information.The study indicates that that the proposed control chart approach can be used for condition assessment of track and thereby provides valuable decision support for CBM. The control chart for condition information in the temporal domain supports diagnostics, while the control chart for condition information in the spatiotemporal domain also supports prognostics. The two proposed control charts give earlier fault warnings compared to the traditional approach. This facilitates decisions regarding CBM actions with an extended planning horizon and gives the possibility to increase the operational availability of track.
Validerad; 2015; Nivå 1; 20150330 (bjarne)