Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 6, 0604002(2022)

Correction Method for Laser Noncoplanar Error for Rail Profile Measurement System

Le Wang1, Hao Wang1, Fan Wang1, Shengchun Wang1、*, Qiang Han1,2, Yue Fang1, Peng Dai1, Guoqing Li1, and Shengwei Ren1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Infrastructure Inspection Research Institute, China Academy of Railway Sciences Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China
  • 2School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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    Geometric model of line structured light perspective projection
    Schematic of rail profile full section measurement with line structured light
    Schematic of laser coplanar installation. (a) Laser coplanar installation; (b) profile measurement result
    Schematic of two sides of laser noncoplanar installation. (a) Laser noncoplanar installation; (b) profile measurement result
    Schematic of laser plane correction
    Schematic of establishing reference coordinate system from rail longitudinal direction
    Flow chart of laser noncoplanar error correction for rail profile measurement system
    Schematic of experimental setup. (a) Experimental setup; (b) lasers on both sides are not coplanar; (c) lasers on both sides are coplanar
    Schematic of three groups of comparative experiments. (a) Lasers on both sides are coplanar and both laser planes are perpendicular to the rail longitudinal direction; (b) lasers on both sides are not coplanar and the left laser plane is not perpendicular to the rail longitudinal direction; (c) lasers on both sides are not coplanar and both laser planes are not perpendicular to the rail longitudinal direction
    Schematic of rail longitudinal Vwcsrail and reference coordinate system
    Measurement results of rail profile in experiment 1
    Measurement results of rail profile in experiment 2. (a) Before error correction; (b) after error correction
    Measurement results of rail profile in experiment 3. (a) Before error correction; (b) after error correction
    • Table 1. Calibration results of camera internal parameters

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      Table 1. Calibration results of camera internal parameters

      ParameterLeft cameraRight camera
      f /mm12.7012.89
      k1 /m-21210.171240.89
      k2 /m-4-6.22×105-2.41×106
      k3 /m-6-5.82×1010-1.31×1010
      p1 /m-1-0.12-0.05
      p2 /m-10.25-0.01
      sx /m6.00×10-66.01×10-6
      sy /m6.00×10-66.00×10-6
      cx1271.291260.64
      cy510.94486.01
      Width /pixel25602560
      Height /pixel832832
    • Table 2. Calibration results of laser plane parameters

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      Table 2. Calibration results of laser plane parameters

      Laser plane parametera1b1c1d1a2b2c2d2
      Experiment 1-0.0050.0021.000-0.0320010
      Experiment 20.0640.0010.9970.1700010
      Experiment 30.0640.0010.9970.1700010
    • Table 3. Calibration results of rail longitudinal parameters

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      Table 3. Calibration results of rail longitudinal parameters

      Rail longitudinal parameterxwcsywcszwcs
      Experiment 10.002-0.0031
      Experiment 20.002-0.0031
      Experiment 30.052-0.0170.998
    • Table 4. Average measurement error of rail wearunit:mm

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      Table 4. Average measurement error of rail wearunit:mm

      StateExperiment 1Experiment 2Experiment 3
      EhEvEhEvEhEv
      Before error correction0.0520.0470.1970.1020.1190.067
      After error correction--0.0590.0470.0620.038
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    Le Wang, Hao Wang, Fan Wang, Shengchun Wang, Qiang Han, Yue Fang, Peng Dai, Guoqing Li, Shengwei Ren. Correction Method for Laser Noncoplanar Error for Rail Profile Measurement System[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(6): 0604002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Measurement and metrology

    Received: Jul. 12, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 24, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 2, 2022

    The Author Email: Wang Shengchun (wangshengchun@rails.cn), Ren Shengwei (rsw@rails.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.0604002

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