Research of Magnetic Grid Rail Splicing Technology Based on Phase Difference Detection Method

To meet the high real-time performance and high accuracy requirements of signal detection in the rail splicing process, this paper proposes a new type of magnetic grid rail splicing method based on accurately zeroing output signal phase difference of two magnetic grid reading heads, thus establishing two reading heads “shift” rules. The accurate zero setting technology of phase difference is based on Nuttall window algorithm, which doesn’t need to give the exact signal frequency beforehand and sample periodically, and can effectively eliminate phase errors. So this algorithm is suitable for detecting signal phase difference when reading heads go over buff joints with any speed at any initial position. Additionally, simulation test and experimental verification were performed on this detection algorithm and “shift” rules. The results show that, the method mentioned in this paper can real-time detect the phase difference by “shift” rules, when reading heads go over buff joints with any speed or any acceleration.