Protecting trains, staff, plant and infrastructure through construction and operation: A feasibility study into the application of Universal Interlocking on GCRE

通过建设和运营保护列车、员工、工厂和基础设施：通用联锁在 GCRE 上应用的可行性研究

• 批准号: 10059945
• 金额: $ 3.16万
• 依托单位: SKYBLUE ENGINEERING LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10059945
• 关键词: Protecting; trains; staff; plant; infrastructure

UI (Universal Interlocking) is a radical new approach to railway signalling and safety, based around the repeated application of simple, repeatable units in both software and hardware. Each unit is identical, with a set of simple properties and rules, and it's function assured once. When the units are linked sequentially, the effect is to replicate the functions of traditional megalithic route-based interlockings. UI can monitor train speed, position, and integrity, including as overlay, when other systems are fitted. It is robust and fault tolerant, through massive redundancy, and in areas of limited communications, only capacity is reduced, not safety.UWAP (Universal Worksite and Access Protection) takes UI further by allowing trackside staff to interact with the system to unambiguously set up possessions, access worksites, place instant speed restrictions, Emergency Stop all trains/work, and more.Though noting UI could have all the functionality of ETCS, our original development goal was fast deployment to isolated branches, Beeching reopening's and overseas, with a target CapEx and OpEx cost at 10% of competitors.We believe the direct benefits of UI to GCRE are threefold:1. Due to the passive track-borne elements, UI can be fitted as an overlay to other systems without interference. This is key for GCRE as UI can be placed as overlay and fall-back system for when testing other signalling and control system integration. It can maintain an assured independent data of all trains and workforce if systems on test have issues.2. Managing multiple site teams - potentially from many different countries and systems - will be a risk through build, commission and test - especially so on the infrastructure loop. UWAP can provide unambiguous protection, and it is easy to understand through it's human-centric design philosophy.3. With an independent and assured vehicle information feed, UI and UWAP could form the basis of a system independent of onboard signalling required for later automated train testing work, though there would be some train integration work required for full remote ATO.Establishing the 'why' and 'how' of these points are the main elements of the study. The algorithms have been demonstrated Hardware-In-The-Loop in a lab, and key hardware elements are already rail-proven. There is low technical risk. Early engagement and integration will help yield full benefits, and this study is key to that.

UI（通用互锁）是一种基于在软件和硬件中重复应用简单可重复的单元的重复应用，是铁路信号和安全性的一种根本新方法。每个单元都是相同的，具有一组简单的属性和规则，并且可以保证一次功能。当单元顺序链接时，其效果是复制传统的基于巨石途径的互锁的功能。在安装其他系统时，UI可以监视火车速度，位置和完整性，包括覆盖。通过大量冗余，在沟通有限的领域，它是稳健和容忍度的，只有能力降低，而不是安全性。UWAP（通用的工作场所和访问保护），通过允许Trackside员工与系统进行互动以明确设置所有物品，可以进行访问工作，访问工作人员，立即限制，紧急限制所有功能。部署到孤立的分支机构，Beeching重新开放和海外，目标资本支出和OPEX成本为10％。我们相信UI对GCRE的直接收益是三倍：1。由于被动跟踪传播元素，UI可以作为覆盖其他系统的覆盖而不会干扰。这是GCRE的关键，因为在测试其他信号传导和控制系统集成时，可以将UI作为覆盖和后退系统放置。如果测试系统有问题，它可以维护所有火车和劳动力的独立数据。2。管理多个站点团队（可能来自许多不同的国家和系统）将是通过构建，佣金和测试的风险 - 尤其是在基础设施循环中。 UWAP可以提供明确的保护，并且可以通过以人为中心的设计理念来理解。3。借助独立且确保的车辆信息供稿，UI和UWAP可以构成独立于以后的自动火车测试工作所需的机上信号的系统的基础，尽管将需要进行全面远程ATO所需的火车集成工作。这些算法已在实验室中证明了硬件式的硬件，关键的硬件元素已经提供了铁路。技术风险较低。早期参与和整合将有助于产生全部利益，这项研究是关键的。