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Users Manual for Program CONV_MINIPROF2KPF_RAIL  

Program CONV_MINIPROF2KPF_RAIL converts rail profiles measured by the miniprof profile measuring instrument into a format suitable for program KPF.

The miniprof measuring instrument can sometimes be difficult to orient, especially if the inside of the rail is worn. The measured profiles can be oriented relative to an unworn theoretical profile in program MPLOT by using the command func rot_orient.

Command line options

Following options are understood:

INPUT DATA

Input data are read in free format:

ADJUST_ZERO

If set equal to "yes" the rail profile will be zero set according to:

Declared= Character*3   Default= 'yes'

GAUGE_TO_ORIGO

Lateral distance from the inside of the rail to the nominal running circle.
Declared= Real*4   Default= 32.5 [mm]

INFIL

Miniprof file of a rail profile measurement.
Multiple files can be given by using the "*"-wildcard character.
N.B. The in-file must include the miniprof-header lines. After the first empty line starts the measured data.
Lines in INFIL beginning with the #-character are treated as comments.
Declared= Character*132   Default= '*.ban'

TURN

Reverse the profile(s) before writing the result to the output.
Declared= Character*3   Default= 'no'

UTFIL_EXT

File extension of the output data file(s).
Declared= Character*132   Default= '.rail'

Example of an input data file

Following example: Master.conv_miniprof2kpf_railf can be used as a master file:

##                                                     
##     Input data for program CONV_MINIPROF2KPF_RAIL  
##                                                     
                                                       
 adjust_zero= yes                                      
 turn= no                                              
 gauge_to_origo= 32.5                                  
                                                       
 infil= *.ban                                          
 utfil_ext= .rail