Quantum Technology Potential for Railway Infrastructure (QT-PRI)

QT- pri是RSK， Atkins， Network Rail和伯明翰大学（UoB）之间的合作，旨在建立量子技术（QT）重力传感器市场机会，以评估当前的地球物理技术，以检测和评估埋在铁路网下方的资产状况，特别是排水管，以及通过铁路土方工程的水流。有超过190,000条铁路土方工程和超过6000公里的埋藏资产。不完整的资产清单严重限制了框架的发展，从而允许主动状态评估，从而最大限度地利用有限的资源并保持铁路网络的运行。目前，地球物理传感器在商业上用于检测道路上的管道和管道的位置，在铁路上取得了有限的成功，但很少用于检测资产状况或母资产（土方工程）本身的状况。QT- pri将为QT重力传感器开辟一个新的市场：1)详细评估QT重力传感器的能力和局限性，以当前铁路环境的地球物理传感器为基准；2)通过与客户群的接触，出色的传播活动和实际的现场演示来增加传感器的市场。

QT-PRI is a collaboration between RSK, Atkins, Network Rail and the University of Birmingham (UoB) to establish the Quantum Technology (QT) gravity sensor market opportunities against assessment of current geophysical technologies to detect and assess the condition of assets buried below the railway network, in particular drains, as well as water flow through the railway earthworks. There are over 190,000 railway earthworks and over 6000km buried assets. The incomplete asset inventory significantly limits the development of a framework to allow proactive condition assessment thereby maximising the limited resources and keeping the rail network operational. Currently, geophysical sensors are commercially used to detect the location of the ducts and pipes in roads and with limited success on the railways, but are rarely used to detect the asset condition or the condition of the parent asset (earthwork) itself. QT-PRI will open up a new market for QT gravity sensors by: 1) Assessing in detail the capability and limitations of QT gravity sensors benchmarked against current geophysical sensors for the railway environment; 2) Increasing the marketplace for the sensors by engagement with the client base, excellent dissemination activities, and practical field demonstrations.