IRIS Brochure - QinetiQ North America

IRIS TM Remote rail monitoring solutionNetwork of wireless sensors thatmonitors rail temperature and railneutral temperature (RNT)Fully integrated web-accessible systemthat uses advanced data analysisalgorithms to identify hazardous railconditionsConfiguration/Status Unit (CSU)GIS-Based Web-AccessibleUser InterfaceInternetEmergency notification of broken orbuckled railRail status alerts viae-mail/text• Rail Temperature Alerts (RTA) whenrail temperature exceeds pre-setthresholds• Thermal Load Alert (TLA) via whendifference between rail temperatureand RNT exceeds pre-set thresholdsSensor Unit (SU)Collector Units (CU)Located WaysideInternetThe IRIS Sensor Unit (SU) is the cornerstone of the rail monitoring system. Installed along CWR, SUs continually track changes in railtemperature and rail neutral temperature to monitor the track’s integrity. Collector Units (CUs) mounted on wayside towers collect SUdata and broadcast information to a GIS-based web-accessible database. The application sends RTAs and TLAs to maintenance personnelwhen unsafe rail conditions arise. The intuitive user interface provides maintenance personnel with powerful geospatial overlays and queryfunctions to identify high-risk rail conditions and their locations. The Configuration/Status Unit (CSU), a USB dongle that enables wirelesscommunications with SUs, is used to configure system settings, query SU status, and download data.Solving Today’s Transportation Challenges with Tomorrow’s Technology