Track Foundation Monitoring

Track Foundation Monitoring

The easiest way to capture underground utility assets

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SRS – Safe Rail System

SRS is an integrated radar array system specifically developed for high-speed inspection of railway ballast quality, supporting restoration and maintenance activities.
The system is train-mounted, non-destructive, and operates at speeds over 300 km/h without the need for track workers or service interruptions.

SRS enables:

  • Continuous mapping of ballast thickness
  • Detection of low bearing capacity areas (e.g. ballast pockets)
  • Differentiation between clean and fouled ballast
  • Identification of drainage issues
Georadar system for ballast monitoring
SRS ballast monitoring system - components

Performances

Max Acquisition Speed 280 kph @ 12 cm trace interval (up to 4 channels)
Power Consumption 35 W
Positioning Doppler radar and/or GPS
No. of control units 2 synchronized DAD SRS PLUS
Scan rate per channel 700 scans/sec

Seamless High-Speed Radar Mapping

SRS is equipped with special 400 MHz antennas mounted on the train in a non-contact configuration. Radar data is acquired through dedicated software that provides operators with intuitive, real-time access to all critical information — even at high speeds.

Key features include:

  • Simultaneous display of radar maps for each antenna
  • Real-time train positioning via Doppler radar encoder, with optional GPS integration
  • Optional video camera kit for synchronized radar and visual data acquisition
Antenna for ballast monitoring
Ballast monitoring software

Data Analyzer & Reporting

The data analyzer and reporting module provides the following functionalities:

  • Layer interpretation view for each profile.
  • Layer cross-section view.
  • Statistical report of layer results for each profile, exportable as a text file.
  • Data views can be saved as img files (BMP or JPG format).

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