• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 49, Issue 4, 0410002 (2022)
Weigang Li*, Yang Mei, Xiang Fan, and Yuntao Zhao
Author Affiliations
  • Engineering Research Center of Metallurgical Automation and Measurement Technology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL202249.0410002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Weigang Li, Yang Mei, Xiang Fan, Yuntao Zhao. Railway Track Detection Based on Vehicle Laser Point Cloud[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(4): 0410002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Flow of track detection algorithm
    Fig. 1. Flow of track detection algorithm
    Flow of Euclidean clustering based on elevation constraints
    Fig. 2. Flow of Euclidean clustering based on elevation constraints
    Rail track diagram. (a) Track section; (b) rail section
    Fig. 3. Rail track diagram. (a) Track section; (b) rail section
    Sleeper details. (a) Top view of non-bridge area; (b) side view of non-bridge area; (c) top view of bridge area; (d) side view of bridge area
    Fig. 4. Sleeper details. (a) Top view of non-bridge area; (b) side view of non-bridge area; (c) top view of bridge area; (d) side view of bridge area
    Extraction effect of subgrade area
    Fig. 5. Extraction effect of subgrade area
    Detection effect of rail surface point cloud under different grid sizes. (a)(f) Grid size is 0.04 m; (b)(g) grid size is 0.06 m; (c)(h) grid size is 0.08 m; (d)(i) grid size is 0.10 m; (e)(j) grid size is 0.12 m
    Fig. 6. Detection effect of rail surface point cloud under different grid sizes. (a)(f) Grid size is 0.04 m; (b)(g) grid size is 0.06 m; (c)(h) grid size is 0.08 m; (d)(i) grid size is 0.10 m; (e)(j) grid size is 0.12 m
    Effect of sleeper point cloud detection in different areas. (a) Non-bridge area; (b) bridge area
    Fig. 7. Effect of sleeper point cloud detection in different areas. (a) Non-bridge area; (b) bridge area
    Point cloud detection effect of rail surface and sleeper in different areas. (a)(d) Effect of rail surface extraction; (b)(e) effect of sleeper extraction; (c)(f) overall effect
    Fig. 8. Point cloud detection effect of rail surface and sleeper in different areas. (a)(d) Effect of rail surface extraction; (b)(e) effect of sleeper extraction; (c)(f) overall effect
    Evaluation indicatordgrid=0.04 mdgrid=0.06 mdgrid=0.08 mdgrid=0.10 mdgrid=0.12 m
    Area 1Area 2Area 1Area 2Area 1Area 2Area 1Area 2Area 1Area 2
    r75.650.196.296.098.099.298.299.498.261.1
    p98.299.898.699.399.599.399.699.499.799.7
    q75.550.095.095.097.598.497.998.798.061.0
    Table 1. Accuracy of rail extraction under different grid sizes unit: %
    Evaluation indicatorYang’s methodProposed method
    Area 1Area 2AverageArea 1Area 2Average
    r95.099.197.198.599.599.0
    p99.498.999.298.099.499.1
    q94.598.196.396.698.997.8
    Table 2. Comparison of extraction results of rail surface using two methods unit: %
    Evaluation indicatordth=0.25 mdth=0.26 mdth=0.27 mdth=0.28 mdth=0.29 mdth=0.30 mdth=0.31 m
    r4.939.588.699.499.899.899.9
    p99.999.598.993.688.161.148.2
    q4.939.587.893.187.861.148.2
    Table 3. Accuracy of sleeper extraction in different basic thresholds dth of non-bridge area unit: %
    Evaluation indicatordth=0.22 mdth=0.23 mdth=0.24 mdth=0.25 mdth=0.26 mdth=0.27 mdth=0.28 m
    r48.278.696.999.399.599.799.9
    p93.994.895.894.791.888.380.9
    q46.875.392.994.191.488.180.8
    Table 4. Accuracy of sleeper extraction in different basic thresholds dth of bridge area unit: %
    Weigang Li, Yang Mei, Xiang Fan, Yuntao Zhao. Railway Track Detection Based on Vehicle Laser Point Cloud[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(4): 0410002
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