Digital standard interfaces in railway traffic control systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Paweł Wontorski ◽  
Magdalena Dzierżak
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Essential Feature ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Railway Infrastructure

The article presents the issue of digital standard interfaces of railway traffic control systems. The digitization and standardization of interfaces are digital rail elements, an essential feature of integrating various devices, facilities, and processes in one coherent system. The authors described the problems of connecting computer systems, starting from the interface's definition, including technical and functional aspects. Examples of interface types selected problems resulting from connecting incompatible devices and attempts to solve them are presented. It then provides background information on the project to develop a digital interface standard for selected rail traffic control systems. The project described in this article, under the name of "Standardization of selected interfaces of railway traffic control equipment and systems" POIR.04.01.01-00-0005/17, has been created as part of the BRIK (Research and Development in Railway Infrastructure) program and has been cofinanced both by the NCBiR (The National Centre for Research and Development), as well as the PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PKP PLK - Polish State Railways). The project's goal is to develop, through research, specifications, and requirements for interfaces used in railway traffic control systems, which will become a standard enabling linking of systems from different manufacturers. The project results will be dedicated to using on the railway network managed by PKP PLK (and potentially also by other infrastructure managers) and documentation containing descriptions of standards, guidelines for the application and design of these interfaces.

scholarly journals Study of the possibility of using transmission in the lte system on a selected railway line for the purpose of running railway traffic

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Marcin Chrzan
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Radio Communication ◽  
Railway Line ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
Rail Traffic

The railway and the Rail Traffic Control Systems installed on it in Poland have recently experienced rapid technologi-cal development. This is undoubtedly due to the funds that Poland receives from the European Union for the moderni-zation of railway infrastructure. The development of modern railway infrastructure means not only stations, modern rolling stock, but also safe and reliable train control systems based on the latest telecommunications and information technologies. For a longer time, radio communication based on the GSM-R (GSM for Railways) standard is being introduced on PKP. For this purpose, dedicated infrastructure is being built in order to use this technology for railway traffic. This is associated with huge investment costs. Since the beginning of its existence, research has been conducted worldwide on the use of LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology for conducting railway traffic. For economic and technological reasons, it is necessary to study other possibilities of using modern telecommunications infrastructure not yet dedicated to railway tasks in these open networks. The article will present research on the use of open radio communication network based on LTE standard for rail traffic and passenger comfort. It will discuss the research method and selected results of measurements made on railway line no. 4. The choice of this railway line was dictated by two factors. The first one resulted from the maximum train speed, the second one is the variety of rolling stock used on this line (compartmental and non-compartmental wagons). The part of research concerning collection of measurement material was performed within the framework of completed research work PBS3/A6/29/2015. As a result of conducted in-depth literature analysis as well as performed measurements and calculations, it allowed to develop a model and software for simulating system operation in real conditions. This system allows to send railway telegrams on appropriate safety level defined in standardization documents. The research proved the possibility of using an open system in the LTE standard for the transmission of signals for railway traffic control and passengers while maintaining an appropriate level of safety. The only limitations which were indicated by the tests are improper radio interface coverage of railway lines. Appropriate planning of radio coverage of railway areas by radio communi-cation operators (so far ignored) with proper cooperation of infrastructure manager can lead to launching efficient communication system without necessity to build specialized infrastructure for railway.

Development of the Train Traffic Regulation Method for “Rail Baltica” Line Based on the Implementation of the European Train Traffic Control Systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Valentinovič ◽  
Henrikas Sivilevičius
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Regulation System ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Traffic Regulation

This article focuses on analyzing the systems and methods used for the interval regulation of train movement on “Rail Baltica” line in “Lithuanian Railways”. The method discussed in the article can be viewed as a combination of several management automation solutions and it is based on the implementation of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS). As it is known, the ERTMS provides an interoperable European railway network. The primary objective is to improve the quality of train traffic and to make railway transport safer and more comfortable. In order to ensure new traffic prevision for Lithuanian Railways, new interval regulation methods and traction calculations must be used. This developed method is more useful than the previous methods as it allows to shape an efficiently automated and optimized scheduling process as well as to improve line capacity and efficiency. This paper proposes the development of a moving block train control system. The calculations were made using the intervals between trains. The interval and block-section borders are not fixed by traffic signs or traffic-lights. Instead, they move after the train in the front, creating a flexible interval regulation system. The results showed that the implementation of the method had a positive impact on the operators’ performance and allowed to reduce energy consumption and to increase the speeds of train movement. The paper also presents a statistical figure portraying railway accidents and railway operation accident reports before and after the implementation of the ERTMS. The results of the analysis showed that the implementation of the European Train Traffic control systems and the interval regulation of train movement method will provide high throughput and carrying capacity, traffic safety and also increase the productivity of operation procedures.

Probabilistic method for railway traffic control systems diagnosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Waldemar Nowakowski ◽  
Tomasz Ciszewski ◽  
Zbigniew Łukasik
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Diagnostic Method ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Probabilistic Method ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
High Level ◽  
Contemporary Development

Railway traffic control systems have a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of railway traffic. Therefore, the basic requirement, in addition to the implementation of necessary system functions, is continuous striving for ensuring the high level of reliability. Contemporary development of railway traffic control systems is associated with the application of modern information and communication technologies, which makes it possible to extend the functionality of these systems by the logging events and selfdiagnostics. However, there are no standards in this area, which considerably complicates the unification of scope and types of acquired diagnostic data as well as their analysis. This, of course, has a negative impact on the maintenance of the systems technical reliability. The authors of the paper have noticed this important problem and have proposed a new diagnostic method for railway traffic control systems, which is based on a probabilistic inference. They also verified the developed diagnostic method by testing it on the level crossing protection system. The obtained results have proved the correctness of the adopted railway traffic control systems diagnosing concept.

scholarly journals Interface and connection model in the railway traffic control system

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-147
Author(s):  
Juliusz Karolak
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Electrical Current ◽  
Base Layer ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Electrical Signals ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Operating Rules ◽  
Control Circuits

The article presents a model of connection of ETCS application and classical base layer equipment. The model distinguishes three layers: physical, logic and data, which require different modelling techniques and at the same time must be consistent. The model will form the basis for the digital mapping in the Digital Twin of the ETCS application. Layer division is a natural way to represent the structure of a device and its operating rules. It allows a detailed and structured representation of the interfaces of a connection and then an analysis of the connection both with respect to the layer of interest and from the point of view of the interaction between features in the different layers. The S-interface of the LEU encoder of the ETCS is described, taking into account different solutions encountered in practice. The conditions of the connection between the LEU encoder and the environment form a description of one of the two boundaries between the ETCS application, i.e. the implemented ERTMS/ETCS on a specific area of the railway network, and the environment. A general connection model and definitions of a connection and an interface are presented. As an example, the electrical connection with signals transmitted through galvanic connections has been assumed to be typical for LEU encoder and track-side signalling control circuits found in base layer equipment. The physical layer is described in terms of physical parameters and their values. The parameters are divided into electrical (current, voltage and frequency) and mechanical ones (number of leads, conductor thickness, etc.). The values of the electrical parameters are expressed in terms of a uncountable set with defined limits. The logic layer was described in a vector-matrix form. Logic signals are assigned to electrical signals with specific physical parameters. The data layer contains information about the assignment of specific telegrams to specific electrical signals.

scholarly journals Resilience of Railway Transport to Four Types of Natural Hazards: An Analysis of Daily Train Volumes

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Vigile Marie Fabella ◽  
Sonja Szymczak
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Reverse Causality ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Traffic Volumes

A crucial step in measuring the resilience of railway infrastructure is to quantify the extent of its vulnerability to natural hazards. In this paper, we analyze the vulnerability of the German railway network to four types of natural hazards that regularly cause disruptions in German rail operations: floods, mass movements, slope fires, and tree falls. Using daily train traffic data matched with various data on disruptive events, we quantify the extent to which these four types of natural hazard reduce daily train traffic volumes. With a negative binomial count data regression, we find evidence that the track segments of the German railway network are most vulnerable to floods, followed by mass movements and tree-fall events. On average, floods reduce traffic on track segments by 19% of the average daily train traffic, mass movements by 16%, and tree fall by 4%. Moreover, when more than one type of natural hazard affects the track segment on the same day, train traffic on that segment falls by 34% of the average train traffic. Slope fires have an ambiguous and nonrobust effect on train traffic due to the reverse causality due to its triggering factors. This is the first study that attempts to rank different natural hazards according to their impact on railway traffic. The results have implications for the selection of resilience strategy and can help prioritize policy measures.

scholarly journals Design and Simulation of a Decentralized Railway Traffic Control System

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 945-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kara ◽  
M. Cengiz Savas
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Railway Line ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Traffic Control System ◽  
Traffic Management System

With the increasing use of railway transportation, various methods have been developed for the control and management of train traffic. Train traffic control systems that are currently in use are overwhelmingly centralized systems. In this study, the development of the general structure of railway traffic control techniques is examined, centralized and decentralized control systems are investigated, and an alternative train traffic control system, the Decentralized Train Traffic Management System (DTMS), is suggested. Simulation results on the possible application of the proposed method to a railway line in South-East Turkey are employed to evaluate the performance of the developed system.

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