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Y. Saito, A. Asano, H. Nakamura, S. Takahashi, "A Proposal for the Design of Integrated Train Control Systems Capable of Improving Reliability and Safety", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 70, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.70

Keywords: train control system, railway signalling, hierarchical design, automatic train protection, block system.

Summary

With regard to system structure, conventional systems have a vertical independent structure because individual pieces of equipment such as automatic train control (ATC) equipment, electronic interlocking equipment and facility monitoring equipment have been separately developed and introduced into the systems. By contrast, our unified train control system's concept is a horizontal and hierarchical structure consisting of a "function layer", a "network layer" and a "terminal layer". This horizontal hierarchical structure is intended to make the systems lean and simple by bringing corresponding segments of those pieces of equipment together into each layer and to allow evolution of the systems by accommodating flexibly the train operators' needs. The function layer consolidates functions of individual pieces of the conventional equipment and manages the whole system centrally. The network layer provides standard network interfaces by means of IP networking without making users conscious of the existence of a network. The terminal layer facilitates reducing, adding and removing local facilities in an effort of downsizing.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 110 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 70 A Proposal for the Design of Integrated Train Control Systems Capable of Improving Reliability and Safety Y. Saito¹, A. Asano¹, H. Nakamura² and S. Takahashi² ¹Railway Signal Division, Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan ²College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Funabashi, Japan doi:10.4203/ccp.110.70 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper Y. Saito, A. Asano, H. Nakamura, S. Takahashi, "A Proposal for the Design of Integrated Train Control Systems Capable of Improving Reliability and Safety", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 70, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.70 Keywords: train control system, railway signalling, hierarchical design, automatic train protection, block system. Summary With regard to system structure, conventional systems have a vertical independent structure because individual pieces of equipment such as automatic train control (ATC) equipment, electronic interlocking equipment and facility monitoring equipment have been separately developed and introduced into the systems. By contrast, our unified train control system's concept is a horizontal and hierarchical structure consisting of a "function layer", a "network layer" and a "terminal layer". This horizontal hierarchical structure is intended to make the systems lean and simple by bringing corresponding segments of those pieces of equipment together into each layer and to allow evolution of the systems by accommodating flexibly the train operators' needs. The function layer consolidates functions of individual pieces of the conventional equipment and manages the whole system centrally. The network layer provides standard network interfaces by means of IP networking without making users conscious of the existence of a network. The terminal layer facilitates reducing, adding and removing local facilities in an effort of downsizing. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £22) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £85 +P&P)
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