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Item List

CTMD = 1 (Right Side) + 2 (Left Side) + 3 (Handle)

(See assembly section of this manual)

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(1) (Left Side) contains: GPS (A), Red LED Lights (B), Gauge Retraction Lever (C)

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(2) (Right Side) contains: 2x Removable 12V Lithium Ion Batteries (D), On/Off Power

Button (E) & Locking Lever (F)

FZ-G1 Panasonic User Manual & Charger

FZ-G1 Panasonic Tablet Holder

Battery C Accessories

CTMD Instruction Manual

Transit Cases

D&E

Summary of Contents for ABT-7000

Page 1: ...ABT 7000 Abtus Cyclic Top Measurement Device CTMD Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...5 9 3 Before Each Use 15 9 4 Training and responsibilities 16 9 5 Cyclic Top Fault Report from Measurement Train 17 9 6 Tools 17 10 0 Step by Step Guide to Recording Cyclic Top Measurements on Track 18 11 0 Viewing a Recording 24 Step 1 View Cyclic Top Faults for a specific wavelength 24 Step 2 Comparing results before and after maintenance 25 11 1 PDF Recording Report 29 12 0 Track Repairs 31 12 ...

Page 3: ...PS A Red LED Lights B Gauge Retraction Lever C 2 Right Side contains 2x Removable 12V Lithium Ion Batteries D On Off Power Button E Locking Lever F 2 FZ G1 Panasonic Tablet User Manual Charger 3 FZ G1 Panasonic Tablet Holder 4 Battery Charger Accessories 5 CTMD Instruction Manual 6 Transit Cases 3 C A 1 2 D E W F B ...

Page 4: ... Bag 1 Bag 2 Length 1610 mm to 1700 mm Height 1000 mm Width 720 mm Length 870 mm Height 300 mm Width 790 mm Length 1010 mm Height 300 mm Width 790 mm Operating Temperature 10 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F Environmental Rating IP65 Assembled Battery Life CTMD 2x Lithium Ion Panasonic FZ G1 Tablet Up to 6 hours per battery Up to 6 hours Operating System Windows 64 bit Trolley Connectivity Wi Fi ...

Page 5: ...data and as a PDF contains the cyclic top analysis report PDF reports can be transferred to other devices via a USB flash drive The trolley is intended to be used for the measurement of cyclic top faults and track geometry measurements The CTMD is designed with the following characteristics This product is used to accurately record Distance Cant SE Twist Gauge Cyclic Top depth and cycles for railw...

Page 6: ...tion the locking lever towards the left as shown in Figure 1 Push the two halves together as shown in Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 1 Initial Locking Position Figure 2 Joining of the Fixed Rotating Halves Figure 3 Two Halves Together ...

Page 7: ...firmly snaps into position Before attaching the handle ensure that the locking levers are positioned towards the plunger on the back of the handle block as shown in Figure 5 Figure 4 Locked Position Figure 5 Handle Locking Lever Position Handle Rotation Plunger Orientation Indication Mark ...

Page 8: ...8 Attach the handle to the CTMD ensuring that the indication marks are aligned as shown in Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 6 Attaching the Handle Figure 7 Handle Before Locked ...

Page 9: ...king levers towards the indication mark The CTMD comes with a RAM Mount holder for the Panasonic FZ G1 as shown in Figure 9 which is spring loaded for ease of insertion and removal Figure 8 Handle in its Locked Position Figure 9 Panasonic FZ G1 Holder ...

Page 10: ...d with the user in mind The trolley has a rotating handle to prevent the user having to lift and rotate the trolley on track The handle has three locking positions and a position has been added to allow the user to push the trolley in the cess or in areas of limited access To rotate the handle please see Figure 11 Figure 10 Short Double Socket Arm Figure 11 Handle Rotation ...

Page 11: ...nd crossing The trolley uses a spring to self align in the running rails the gauge is in its released position when the lever is towards the right as shown in Figure 12 The gauge is in its retracted position when the lever is towards the left as shown below Figure 12 Fully Extended Figure 13 Fully Retracted ...

Page 12: ...f the trolley is used beyond the calibration due date the performance may be degraded If the equipment becomes defective or if it has an out of date calibration sticker a warning notice should be placed on the device to prevent further use and should be returned to Abtus for repair maintenance and re calibration 6 0 Measurement Characteristics 6 1 Cyclic Top Faults Cyclic Top Distance Range 2 200m...

Page 13: ...p fault Results are likely to differ when compared to other means of measurement such as the measurement train which reports the cycles only if they form a cyclic top fault and exceed other types of thresholds 6 2 Gauge Note This measurement is taken from the internal running edges of the tracks at P point usually 14mm distance from the top of the rail Range 25 65mm on nominal Accuracy 1mm Resolut...

Page 14: ...oved by two people following safe manual handling practices The bags should be stored flat to prevent them falling over If the trolley is not going to be used for several weeks it is strongly recommended that the batteries be fully charged and that the trolley be stored away from direct sunlight in a location of low humidity where the temperature will be between 15ºC 25ºC 68OF to 77OF 8 0 Software...

Page 15: ... wireless networks available and windows should automatically connect to it Open the CTMD software on the Windows tablet and click Connect via Wi Fi to check that the connection is working between the tablet and the trolley 9 3 Before Each Use The following checks should be carried out in the office or depot before taking the trolley onto the track The condition of the trolley should be checked by...

Page 16: ...ld be functioning correctly The brakes are applied to two of the wheels which can be tested by spinning the wheels and releasing the brake lever on the main handle ensuring that both wheels lock firmly 9 4 Training and responsibilities Only trained and competent people should use the trolley All users must have received adequate training for the use of the trolley A trained person will be responsi...

Page 17: ...efore during and after maintenance The measuring train produces a fault report showing the GPS position wavelength number of cycles of the cyclic top fault and the category of severity on a scale I A B C and D The direction of the measuring train can be identified by checking the mileage data The GPS position gives the start of the fault 9 6 Tools It is recommended to take spray paint to mark the ...

Page 18: ...rection of travel of the measurement train STEP 2 Connect the Windows device to the CTMD Turn on the CTMD and the Windows device Open the CTMD software to see the home screen Click Connect to Wi Fi in the top left corner of the screen The trolley begins to send real time data to the Windows device The Gauge Cant SE are displayed below the Connect to Wi Fi button but they are not recorded Figure 16...

Page 19: ...played in Current GPS loc as well as the distance to the fault Move the CTMD until it is at the GPS position of the cyclic top fault this is when the Distance to fault box displays less than 1 2 m Mark the zero position with spray paint on the nearest sleeper to the GPS position the spray paint will allow post maintenance measurements to start from the same position Press Cancel to close the pop u...

Page 20: ... yards and multiply the difference by 0 91 to give the length of the fault in metres For example for the below mileage 074 0556 25 074 0489 22 The length of the fault in yards is 556 489 67 yards and thus in meters 60 97 m The end of the measurement is at the length of the fault 20 m thus in this example is 80 97 m STEP 5 Record a Cyclic Top Fault Press Start new recording Input the Operator name ...

Page 21: ...clic top fault In this example push the trolley from 20 m to 80 97 m When finished gradually stop the trolley and let go of it This message can be seen below underneath the geometry and cyclic top recording buttons Figure 19 Operator Filename Figure 20 Making a Recording ...

Page 22: ...ware will record the position of the event and the type of event when such a button is pressed Pressing the Type in an event button will open a window as shown below where you are able to type a custom event name and add it to the recording Please be aware that if you stop the trolley completely it will automatically end measurement we recommend you keep moving the trolley very slowly when adding ...

Page 23: ...splay a message that will tell the user how many seconds the trolley needs to be stationary for When the trolley has been stationary for the required time the recording will automatically save The trolley is ready to measure a different location or for the user to view the recording Figure 22 Ending a Cyclic Top Recording ...

Page 24: ... to display options at the top of the screen select Cycles The top right of the screen shows a list of recordings saved on the Windows device Select the rail and wavelength of the cyclic top fault to analyse Click Plot For example if the measuring train report has found an 18 m cyclic top fault on the right rail then select those options Figure 23 View a Recording ...

Page 25: ...display the positions of the cycle depths for a 9 m cyclic top fault beofre maintenance has occurred The graph shows eight cycles the fault treshold is 5 mm everything black is below 5mm Another recording can be plotted over the top of the first recording This can be used to compare a rail before and after maintenance In the example shown the maintenance removed all but two of the cycles Figure 24...

Page 26: ... The plot of rail height can be used to compare the rail profile before and after maintenance The plot of rail height shows the height of the rail relative to a straight line that intersects the starting position and the ending position of the trolley as it was used to measure the rail Figure 26 Rail Height Before After Figure 25 Plotted Recording Before After ...

Page 27: ...27 The Track gauge Super elevation and their limits of the track can be shown Figure 27 Track Gauge Figure 28 Super Elevation Cant ...

Page 28: ...he Twist can be shown along with whether it is within allowable limits shown by dotted horizontal blue and red lines The Trolley speed can also be shown Figure 29 Twist Over 3 Meters Figure 30 Trolley Speed ...

Page 29: ... graphs Firstly the PDF report shows the rail height profile and details about the recording such as the operator file name date and time GPS of start position length of track measured which rail was measured the number of cycles and the tested wavelength Secondly the PDF report shows a graph of the identified cycles and a table showing the trough location and cycle depth Figure 31 PDF Report Rail...

Page 30: ...hirdly the PDF report shows the recommended rail height and lift All parts of the report are then repeated for the other rail Figure 32 PDF Report Cycle Identification Figure 33 PDF Report Rail Height Lift ...

Page 31: ...n one colour blue in the example shown as well as the recommended rail height and the recommended repair height The recommended repair height may be higher than the recommended rail height based on the overlift selected by the user The user can click Increase or Decrease to change the Overlift The recommended rail height and recommended lift height are based on measurements that do not include voi...

Page 32: ... changes colour when the user reaches the peak of the lift 12 2 Repair Report PDF Click on Repair report PDF to view a repair report The repair report shows the same details as the fault report of a recording with additional details showing the maximum cycle depth before and expected after the repair the lift required with and without overlift and the overlift that was set Figure 35 Repair Report ...

Page 33: ... by the software plus any user selectable over lift it is very important to repair both rails in order to ensure that twist faults are not introduced into the track If following the repair advice for both rails no twist faults will be introduced It is also important to identify and resolve any voiding issues the track may have as these are not measured by the ABT7000 Figure 37 Repair Report Requir...

Page 34: ...ndows tablet and click Geometry Profiles to set the tolerance parameters Figure 38 You can create a new profile by clicking on the Create New Profile which will open the window shown in Figure 39 Enter the required details and click OK to create the new geometry profile Figure 38 Chaining Geometry Profile Figure 39 Creating new profile ...

Page 35: ...l make this profile active until someone changes the settings in the future STEP 2 Put the ABT7000 on the track The CTMD should be positioned on the track with the fixed side marked L on the left rail facing the desired direction of travel Figure 40 Profile settings Figure 41 Activating the profile ...

Page 36: ...Open the CTMD software to see the home screen Click Connect to Wi Fi in the top left corner of the screen The trolley begins to send real time data to the Windows device The Gauge Cant SE are displayed below the Connect to Wi Fi button but they are not recorded Figure 42 Connecting to CTMD ...

Page 37: ...o Press Geometry Recording to open the window shown in Figure XX Input the Operator name Input the Filename Click Start recording The other fields in the window are optional The Counting can be Up or Down depending on the direction of travel and will change the on screen position of the trolley when it is moved Figure 43 Setting zero position ...

Page 38: ...38 Push the CTMD along the track you can tap on the live graph to change which measurement to view Gauge SE and Twist Figure 44 New geometry recording settings Figure 45 Geometry Recording in progress ...

Page 39: ... of event when such a button is pressed Pressing the Type in an event button will open a window as shown in Figure 46 where you are able to type a custom event name and add it to the recording When the recording is finished press Finish Recording to stop the measurement and save the data STEP 5 Start Geometry Recording Press View a recording to open the results screen which is shown in Figure XX F...

Page 40: ...nd press Plot to see the recording graphically This will also show the events that were added during the recording STEP 6 Opening CSV report Pressing CSV report button on Figure 47 will create a tabulated version of the recorded results Figure 48 shows an example of such a report The user is able to view the position at which faults such as Gauge and twist faults occurred Figure 48 CSV Report ...

Page 41: ...a recording the current distance displayed is negative When measuring a cyclic top fault negative distance is shown when the trolley is pushed the wrong way round The trolley should be positioned with the fixed side marked L to the left facing in the direction of travel of the measurement train Cannot get a GPS signal The current GPS location will give a message saying No GPS signal The location m...

Page 42: ...osition and only draws power when the user has the Start new recording pop up open 15 2 To use the Geode GPS as a stand alone product Turn off the cyclic top measuring device Turn on the Geode Connect to the Geode via Bluetooth from a device using dedicated surveying software or the Geode Android app and IOS Use the Geode according to the Geode user manual The Geode contains its own battery The Ge...

Page 43: ...ing the CTMD meets the following requirements Conforms with the essential performance requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC Directive and it s amending directives Standard EN50121 4 Conforms with the essential performance requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive RED Directive and it s amending directives Standard EN300 328 The CTMD also meets the following additional...

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