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Aurora Xi

Tie Inspection & Services

Aurora Xi

Aurora Xi® builds on our patented Aurora® track inspection technology that’s been put to use to ensure the safety of kilometres upon kilometres of track around the world. While Aurora scans the surface of your track to reveal potential problems, Aurora Xi uses backscatter x-ray technology to look inside wooden crossties to reveal everything from the depth of splits to hollow spots in sleepers.

Aurora Xi is a 2016 R&D 100 Finalist. The R&D 100 Awards recognise excellence in innovation and have earned the name the “Oscars of Invention.”

Wood Sleeper Grading

Wood sleeper fails are often due to decay and deterioration that isn’t visible from the surface. Aurora Xi combines both surface and internal images to find hollow or damaged areas in the sleeper that inspectors might miss. It then assigns a grade to each sleeper so you can forecast a sleepers remaining life accordingly.

Data Management

Aurora Xi provides easy-to-understand reports tailored to your railway’s specific needs. Sleeper grade reports make it easy to forecast the life of your sleepers and plan replacement programs accordingly. Detailed compliance reports allow you to confirm that you have at least the minimum number of effective wood sleepers in a segment, uncover rail joints with defective crossties.

Optimised Tie Set Out (TSO)

Utilising Aurora inspection data as well as the railroad’s sleeper replacement logic to identify exactly which sleepers need to be replaced, the TSO system can then optimise the plan for sleeper distribution, allowing you to know exactly where to set out sleepers and eliminate the need for someone to walk the track and physically mark where to set out sleepers ahead of the sleeper distribution team.

The software allows the user to know where to set out sleepers and how many are required for each drop as they travel along the track. The result is sleepers that are much closer to where they will be installed, allowing for increased productivity for sleeper replacement teams as they will spend less time moving sleepers around to the appropriate install location.

  • Hyrail truck
  • Powered by backscatter x-ray technology and using a 3D surface scanner, Xi goes beyond the surface of the sleeper to reveal internal defects
  • Can create customised sleeper models for your railroad
  • Helps you easily prioritise sleepers for replacement
  • More reliable than manual inspections

US Patent #7616329
US Patent #8081320
US Patent #8209145
US Patent #8405837
US Patent #8711222
US Patent #8958079
US Patent #9031188

Aurora XI spec sheet cover

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Measurement of the Modulation Transfer Function for Backscatter Radiography System Used in Nondestructive Examination

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Automated Sleeper Inspection Using Internal Imaging Techniques

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Automated Crosstie Inspection Using Internal Imaging Techniques