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International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 409048, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/409048
Research Article

Real-Time Train Wheel Condition Monitoring by Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Chuliang Wei,1 Qin Xin,2 W. H. Chung,3 Shun-yee Liu,3 Hwa-yaw Tam,3 and S. L. Ho3

1Department of Electronic Engineering, Shantou University, Guangdong 515063, China
2Department of Applied Mathematics, Université catholique de Louvain 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
3Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Received 25 July 2011; Accepted 8 August 2011

Academic Editor: Tai Hoon Kim

Copyright © 2012 Chuliang Wei et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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