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Overview of Catenary Detection of Electrified Railways

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Deep Learning-Based Detection of Catenary Support Component Defect and Fault in High-Speed Railways

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The high-speed railway catenary system, which mainly consists of support devices and suspension devices, is an important part of the high-speed railway and is responsible for providing stable electrical energy for the operation of the train.

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  1. School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

    Zhigang Liu

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

    Wenqiang Liu

  3. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

    Junping Zhong

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Liu, Z., Liu, W., Zhong, J. (2023). Overview of Catenary Detection of Electrified Railways. In: Deep Learning-Based Detection of Catenary Support Component Defect and Fault in High-Speed Railways. Advances in High-speed Rail Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0953-7_1

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