ERRAC PROPOSALS FOR THE 3RD CALL OF FP7 - ACRI

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European Rail Research Advisory CouncilCommon data protocols for end applications or end devices Review existing application profiles, operational requirements and use cases and analyzetheir potential for migration towards harmonized functional interface specifications (FIS) fortrue interoperability of end devices to avoid obsolescence problems Develop FIS for end applications like brake control, door control or propulsion control etc. validate FIS in a simulation environment (laboratory tests) Disseminate the FIS for further processing in industry specifications7. Headline‣ Standardisation of conventional signalling systems to accelerate a EuropeanETCS rollout.Funding scheme: Large scale collaborative project – Level 2Estimation of requested EC funding: 5 million EUR..Short descriptionThe aim of the research will be to develop formal specifications and test cases for conventionalsignalling systems in line with the relevant European norms to facilitate the introduction of ETCSsystems. The project will build on experiences gained within ETCS projects and the results ofexisting research work where the methodical basis as well as functional requirements has beenestablished. It will lead to standardisation processes involving national and Europeanstandardisation bodies as well as national safety authorities.Activities will include:1. The formal definition of static and dynamic requirements of signalling systems withagreement between railways and signalling suppliers on a common allocation of functions tosub-systems and/or to adjacent systems such as traffic management systems or radio blockcentres.2. Development of test cases for conventional signalling systems which are in line with the testcases for the ETCS equipment and a concept for building a test centre to support Europeanlegislation with respect to e.g. EG 352/2009, EG/57/2008, etc.3. Implementation of standard interfaces in a real demonstration project to validate thespecification.ERRAC Project ManagementDennis Schut – UICERRAC SecretariatGiorgio Travaini - UNIFEwww.errac.orgERRAC ChairmanMr Andrew Mc NaughtonNetwork RailERRAC Vice-ChairmanMr Dan OttebornBombardier TransportationERRAC Vice-ChairmanProf. Manuel S. PereiraTechnical University of Lisbon
European Rail Research Advisory CouncilSpecific attention will be given to an optimal support to accelerate the rollout of ECTS and theincorporation of inputs from European research into satellite based positioning.Close collaboration of infrastructure managers, railway undertakings and systems suppliers will beestablished including the dialogue with railway organisations having specific requirements, in orderto reduce any non-standard conditions to a minimum.The research will lead to standardised and cost effective European signalling systems designed tofacilitate the introduction of ETCS particularly on pan-European corridors. Based on a cost/benefitanalysis, a number of interfaces between interlocking sub-systems or adjacent systems will bestandardised. The project will contribute to drive the harmonisation of testing, validation andverification of requirements in the railway signalling area to achieve a harmonised European safetylevel.8. Headline‣ Next generation tools for optimised infrastructure asset management.ERRAC Project ManagementDennis Schut – UICERRAC SecretariatGiorgio Travaini - UNIFEwww.errac.orgFunding scheme: Small/medium scale collaborative project – Level 2Estimation of requested EC funding: 3 million EUR.Short descriptionIn recent years infrastructure managers in the oil, electricity and water industries have improvedtheir performance through the development of asset management support tools. Strategic tools maybe low resolution using generic data, but high resolution tools are required to accurately model aspecific location in order to optimise maintenance and renewal decisions.Railway infrastructure is subjected to more variables than most utility companies, and risk, cost,availability and performance are important parameters under different vehicle, traffic density andenvironmental conditions.This diversity of operating conditions requires the most advanced tools to create the necessaryintegrity for high resolution models to support maintenance decisions with a value of billions of €per annum.The next generation tools will be developed by investigatingo Application of fuzzy analysis techniqueso Linkage to tools modelling vehicle dynamic behaviour, traffic density, track quality, trackstiffness and past maintenance historyERRAC ChairmanMr Andrew Mc NaughtonNetwork RailERRAC Vice-ChairmanMr Dan OttebornBombardier TransportationERRAC Vice-ChairmanProf. Manuel S. PereiraTechnical University of Lisbon
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