The Development of a Laser Anemometer for the Transportation Industry
How INO and the NRC partnered with Stadler to help them achieve 100% actionable, precise data from tests on its trains without worrying about the weather.
How INO and the NRC partnered with Stadler to help them achieve 100% actionable, precise data from tests on its trains without worrying about the weather.
One of the major challenges in railway aerodynamics is to define aerodynamic drag, a force that constitutes the major contribution to the resistance to the movement of a high-speed or intercity train.
To do so, railway equipment manufacturers must submit their trains to a series of tests to quantify their resistance to motion and their energy consumption. Organizing these tests under real conditions is both costly and complex with stringent requirements including having a test train available, a team to carry out the test campaign, locate test tracks, and more.
Stadler partnered with INO and National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to develop a practical and effective solution for conducting precise aerodynamic measurements on board vehicles.
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Financially, it’s extremely beneficial for us as it allows us to conduct these tests being sure to return to the factory with data, which was not necessarily the case before!
