TY - CHAP AU - Luca Fumagalli AU - Paolo Tomassini AU - Marco Zanatta AU - Giorgio Libretti AU - Marco Trebeschi AU - Giovanna Sansoni AU - Franco Docchio ED - Xavier Perpinya Y1 - 2012-03-30 PY - 2012 T1 - Multifunction Portals for Train Monitoring: Recent Advances and Innovative Optoelectronic Instrumentation N2 - In railway applications, performance studies are fundamental to increase the lifetime of railway systems. One of their main goals is verifying whether their working conditions are reliable and safety. This task not only takes into account the analysis of the whole traction chain, but also requires ensuring that the railway infrastructure is properly working. Therefore, several tests for detecting any dysfunctions on their proper operation have been developed. This book covers this topic, introducing the reader to railway traction fundamentals, providing some ideas on safety and reliability issues, and experimental approaches to detect any of these dysfunctions. The objective of the book is to serve as a valuable reference for students, educators, scientists, faculty members, researchers, and engineers. BT - Reliability and Safety in Railway SP - Ch. 11 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/37626 DO - 10.5772/37626 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -