On-Board Monitoring and Control System (OBMCS)

Features:

• OBMCS uses Controller Area Network (CAN) technology to achieve a modular architecture in which sensors and actuators can easily be integrated into the system in a "Plug and Play" fashion
• Sensors and actuators in the OBMCS are interconnected on a CAN bus communication network, which uses an open standard communication protocol 

The OBMCS System Includes:

• Temperature sensors to monitor bearing temperature
• Accelerometers to monitor bearing and wheel defects and derailments 
• Tri-axial accelerometers on the main sill above the bolster bowl to monitor truck hunting, vertical pitch and bounce and logitudinal impacts 

   

• Proximity sensors to monitor brake piston stroke for excess travel and proper retraction 

   

• Wireless intra-train communications and telemetry
• A bearing generator (one per car) provides power for OBMCS
• The third generation OBMCS integrates the on-board monitoring system with remote control of the advanced components from the locomotive