JVTC Priorities & Future Directions

Uday KumarLuleå Railway Research Center(JVTC)

Luleå University of TechnologyLULEÅ-SWEDEN

VISION

JVTC’s vision is to be the leading research and innovation center with strategic focus on reliability and maintenance of railway system

Research & Development

Innovation & implementation

Test & Demonstration

LABS

Education

Cooperation & Collaboration

JVTC Platform

MembersLuleå tekniska universitet

ALSTOM Transport

Bane Nor

Bombardier Transportation

Damill

Duroc Rail

eMaintenance365

Infranord

LKAB

Omicold

Norut Teknologi

SJ

SWECO

Trafikverket

Train Alliance

Tyréns AB

Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB

CBM LAB

Testbed Railway

Increased reliability, capacity,safety and sustainability

through effective maintenance practices for new and existing railway systems

JVTC Strategic Focus

Railway Reliability & MaintenanceTRL 3-8

More than 30 RDI projectsMore than 40 completed projects

Overview

20302018 2025

New Knowledge & Technology to be explored, developed, assessed and used

Fundamental research

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Research & Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

Contractual research

Some projects (34)

• RAMS/LCC for Railway• Maintenance limits rolling

stock/track• Link & Effect• Increased railway

infrastructure capacity through improved maintenance practices

• OptiKrea• Life length estimation of rolling

stock• Baysian reliability modeling for

railway infrastructure

• Better constructions for S&C• Reduction of damages in

wheel/rail interaction - Top of rail

• Improved condition assessment

• Steering Framework and the development of relationships authorization measures and effects of a robust rail

• ePilot• Implementation of railway

innovations

EU Framework projects

Completed• Automain• Sustrail• Mainline• Sustainable Bridges• SAFTInspect• Optirail• iMain• TREND• Power OM

Ongoing• In2Rail• Infralert• In2Smart• Fr8rail• SMaRTE

RAMSLCC

Risk analys

R&I

Predictive MaintenanceDiagnosticsPrognostics

eMaintenance

Human Factors

Core research areas

Estimation of Remaining Useful Life (RUL)• Component level • System level• System of system (SoS) / Asset Level

Considering local & global risk scenario and contexuralinformation

Main research question - RUL

CURRENT FOCUS

MAINTENANCE TRANSFORMATION ROADMAPIntegration of Technologies & Solutions

IT OT

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningBig Data & Cloud

ComputingAnalytics

Nano Technology

ERP, CMMS, CM

RAMS, LCC, CBM, RUL

CONVERGENCE OF IT & OT

Domain knowledge-Railway Engineering

RegulationsRequirements

Disruptive Technologies

Transformative Technologies(Predictive & Prescriptive)

Optimising Technologies(Predictive)

Supportive Technologies(Descriptive)

Digitalization

Maintenance Solutions & Actions (Railway Asset Health Management)

What –When – Where – Who – How - ?

(Prescription)

Main research question - PHM

Innovation and new products

4 Spin off ompanies3 Patents

Reliable railways through implementation of Smart Technology and Collaborative Efforts

Friktionsmätare

Omsättning

Whenever you think of Research and Education in Railway Maintenance, think of JVTC!

Thank you!