CATENARY EYE is an advanced OCS inspection system

developed by Meidensha’s latest image processing technology on Inspection / Measuring Items & Methods
edge detection and pattern-matching
■ Wear and Stagger of contact wire
To measure contact wire wear, Line sensor scans the wearing
surface of the contact wire.
The remaining diameter is calculated from the width of the
wearing surface. Inclined wears are also measured by using
mathematical method.
Stagger is calculated from displacement from the center of
the track.
If an abnormal point is detected, the inspector is able to check
the visual image data and measure both stagger and wear by
clicking on the image data with the mouse directly.

<Accuracy> Remaining diameter : ±0.1mm, Stagger : ±5mm,

Sampling step (≦3cm)

Line sensor image for stagger and wear

■ Height and Gradient of contact wire
To measure contact wire height, Line sensor scans the verti-
cal range of the pantograph and locates the attached marker
on the pantograph head. The top-end of the pantograph is
found by an image analysis.
Stability of overhead catenary system is essential for safe transporta- Gradient is calculated between pole span by heights.
tion of railroad. Inspection and analysis system of overhead catenary <Accuracy> Height : ±5mm, Sampling step (≦3cm), Hard
system, CATENARY EYE, was developed by Meidensha Corporation Spot : ±0.5G, Sampling rate : 1kHz
based on own advanced image processing technology. CATENARY
EYE offers cost-effective maintenance service solution for overhead ■ Contact force / Hard spot
catenary system to world-wide railroad. Contact force of the pantograph is calculated by an addition
of forces, the reaction force of the inner spring, inertia, and
aerodynamic force.

<Accuracy> Based on EN50317 : 2012 OCS poles monitoring camera image

Product Concepts ■ Contact loss

Detect certain UV (Ultraviolet) rays when arcing occurs be-
tween the pantograph and contact wire.
Easy OCS Maintenance
● Replayof captured image and measurement data in synchronization. <Accuracy> Based on EN50317 : 2012
● Recognitionof abnormal data and location by pictorial image data with mileage.
● Manual wear measurement.
■ Monitoring
- Pantograph monitoring
Installation on Various Cars Monitoring the pantograph and contact wire for visual in-
● Measurement with operation service speed. spection.
● Flexible measurement schedule. - OCS poles monitoring
● Compact design using cameras. Monitoring OCS poles and extracting them from the video
file for asset management.
● Installation on various vehicles and cars including commercial service cars.
- OCS facilities monitoring Line sensor image (Daytime)
Monitoring OCS facilities, clipping, and classifying them
Method of Measurement from the video file for visual inspection.
● Image processing / Off-line data processing.
● Analysis and reports generated from captured data at any time.
■ Detection of pull-off arms
Night and day measurement To find general location of chainage, detect pull-off arms by
laser beam sensor.
● Advanced image processing system enables night and day measurement.
● Dynamic light control.
■ Geometry between mainline and crossover
Accurate location Measurement of height difference between mainline and
crossover line at a defined stagger.
● Chainage is obtained through OBC, axle sensor and so forth.
● Direct detection of pull-off arms.
■ Geometry between pantograph and pull-off arms
Inspection of applied angle of pull-off arms on captured
image by measuring the angle of the pantograph head and
pull-off arms.
Line sensor image (Nighttime)

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 System Configuration
Interior Equipment Screens
Camera Box for
Height / Hard spot
measurement and
Camera Box for Pantograph monitoring
Stagger and Wear
measurement

Pantograph monitoring

Operation Screen (Multi Language User Interface)

Illumination for
Pantograph
OCS poles monitoring
Illumination for
Catenary wire

Station PC Screens
Rooftop Equipment
Pantograph monitoring Contact wire wear image

Measurement
data (via Opti-
cal Cable)
Speed / Mile-
age data from
Axle-sensor

Station PC
Image analyzing and
data processing

Measurement data
(via Portable SSD or HDD)
・Recorded Camera data Inspection Report in Chart Form Inspection Report in Tabular Form
Interior Equipment ・Speed/Mileage data
Data Capture and Storage
Dynamic Linking among image data and numeric data
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 On-board Unit Installation Categories

Class 1 : High Speed Rail / Shinkansen Commercial service Car Class 3 : Conventional Dedicated Inspection Car

Features Features
・All rooftop equipment is built into the rooftop cover in order not to affect the aerodynamics of the pantograph. ・All equipment installed on the rooftop and interior.
・The contact force measurement using a non-contact method is the first application case in the world. ・Running Speed : Up to 120km/h.
・Running Speed : Up to 350km/h. ・Daytime and Nighttime measurements.
・Daytime and Nighttime measurements.
Measurement Items
Measurement Items Height, Stagger, Wear, Gradient, Hard spot, Pull-off arms detection, Pantograph monitoring, Geometry between
Height, Stagger, Wear, Gradient, Pantograph monitoring, Geometry between mainline and crossover, Contact force, pantograph and crossover, Geometry between pantograph and pull-off arms.
Contact loss Optional : Contact loss, OCS poles monitoring, OCS facilities monitoring
Optional : Geometry between pantograph and crossover

Class 2 : Conventional Commercial Service Car Class 4 : Maintenance Vehicle / Road-rail Vehicle

Features Features
・Non-inspection time : Use for commercial service (Interior Equipment is removable). ・Static measurement without pantograph.
・Inspection time : Install Interior Equipment on the out-of-service train. ・Rooftop equipment and interior equipment are removable.
・Running Speed : Up to 160km/h. ・Laser sensor for height measurement.
・Daytime and Nighttime measurements. ・Running Speed : Up to 40km/h.
・Nighttime measurement.
Measurement Items
Height, Stagger, Wear, Gradient, Hard spot, Pull-off arms detection, Pantograph monitoring Measurement Items
Optional : OCS poles monitoring, Contact loss Height, Stagger, Wear, Gradient
Optional : Pantograph monitoring, Pull-off arms detection

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Specifications in this catalog are subject to change without notice. BA78-3054D As

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