The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) announced the establishment of a Joint Innovation Center for Rail Transit Safety Monitoring Technology to develop rail transit technologies. For this project, at the end of October, PolyU Base (Shenzhen) and China SWJTU Railway Development Co., Ltd (CSRD) of Southwest Jiaotong University, signed an agreement.
The research of the Joint Innovation Center covers many areas such as research and development of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems tailored for rail tracks and subgrades, and also for high-speed trains and their components, fault diagnosis and prognosis methods for comprehensive evaluation of vehicle-rail health condition. In addition, under the collaboration it will be established a comprehensive monitoring and control laboratory for real-time feedback.
“The signing of the agreement means closer collaboration in developing new railway transit safety monitoring technology, and PolyU will further participate in the nation’s High-Speed Rail projects through its PolyU Shenzhen Base. I believe this strategic partnership will take the development of China’s High-Speed Rail to higher levels of excellence,” Alex Wai, PolyU Vice-President said.
As a result of this partnership, rail safety will be enhanced to meet China’s robust demand in rail transit development, providing active support for the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area development plan.
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