Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC)
Components - Functions - Operations
Lars Schnieder
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Lars Schnieder, Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) (2019), Global Rail Group, Bingen a. Rhein, ISBN: 9783962452070
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Description / Abstract
Millions of people use public transport every day. Without efficient rail transport systems, the world's metropolises would face a traffic infarction every day. However, in many places the existing infrastructure is reaching the limits of its capacity. The key to increasing the efficiency of urban rail transport systems lies in automation. In recent decades, more and more cities around the world have invested in high-performance rail transport systems. For a long time, Germany has not reinvested in metro and light rail systems. The technological basis in cities is therefore often outdated and in some places has already exceeded the limits of its technical life. In some cities, transport companies will therefore renew their infrastructure over the next few years. In Germany, too, comprehensive investments in the renewal of the signalling infrastructure of metro and light rail systems are to be expected. This ABSTRACT represents the valid normative basis for highly automated light rail systems. The presentation in this ABSTRACT is based on the author†™s experience in advising transport companies and his practical work in the acceptance assessment of train protection systems for international metros and light rail vehicles.
What you can take from this ABSTRACT:
- Definitions of automatic train control systems (CBTC)
- Basic safety functions of automatic train control systems
- Definition of the degree of automation of automatic train control systems
- Operating modes and mode transitions of automatic train control systems
- Performance criteria of automatic train control systems
What you can take from this ABSTRACT:
- Definitions of automatic train control systems (CBTC)
- Basic safety functions of automatic train control systems
- Definition of the degree of automation of automatic train control systems
- Operating modes and mode transitions of automatic train control systems
- Performance criteria of automatic train control systems
Table of content
- Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC)
- Summary
- Foreword
- Content
- 1 Motivation and Background
- 1.1 Development of Urban Mobility
- 1.2 Advantages of Automated Urban Rail Transport Systems
- 2 System Components and Surrounding Systems of Automatic Train Control Systems
- 2.1 System Components of Automatic Train Control Systems
- 2.2 Surrounding Systems of Automatic Train Control Systems
- 3 Grades of Automation (GoA)
- 3.1 Grade of Automation 0: Train Operations on Sight (TOS)
- 3.2 Grade of Automation 1: Manual Train Operations (MTO)
- 3.3 Grade of Automation 2: Semi-Automatic Train Operations (STO)
- 3.4 Grade of Automation 3: Driverless Train Operations (DTO)
- 3.5 Grade of Automation 4: Unmanned Train Operations (UTO)
- 4 Operating Modes and Mode Transitions
- 4.1 Transition between Manual Train Operations and Semi-Automatic Train Operations
- 4.2 Transitions between Semi-Automatic Train Operations and Unmanned Train Operations
- 4.3 Degraded Operations in Case of Failures of Onboard and/or Wayside Equipment
- 5 Basic Functions of Automatic Train Control Systems
- 5.1 Protection of Train Movements
- 5.2 Drive the Train
- 5.3 Supervise Passenger Transfer
- 5.4 Supervise Guideway
- 5.5 Operate the Train
- 5.6 Detection and Management of Emergency Situations
- 6 Performance Criteria
- 6.1 Dependability
- 6.2 Life Cycle Costs (LCC)
- 6.3 Operational Performance
- 7 Migration and Test Strategies for Urban Rail Transport Systems
- 7.1 Definition of the Migration Strategy
- 7.2 Definition of the Test and Commissioning Strategy
- 8 Outlook
- Abbreviations
- Index
- The Author