Safe Rail Vibrations

该项目旨在为运营铁路上的一线工人开发一种新的警告系统，该系统将是;* 故障安全，以确保工人真实的时间自动警告接近的列车/失去安全的工作环境。重量轻，在进入铁路时，在工作区域快速设置（即插即用）（不像火车那样沿着轨道走很长一段路）。*一个本地的独立的警报系统，通过使用沿沿着传播的机械振动来警告接近的列车的存在。这三个特征构成了该项目的关键创新。可行性研究将提供一个原型，演示故障安全警报系统，当列车接近传感系统和工作区域时，该系统会向工人发出警报。如果成功，该项目的后续阶段将展示警报系统的完全故障安全操作，确保工人能够在可接受的安全时间内到达安全位置，然后返回安全环境中工作。

The project aims to develop a new warning system for front line workers on the operational railway that will be;* Fail safe to ensure workers are automatically warned of approaching trains / loss of safe working environment in real time.* Light weight and quick to set up (plug and play) in the area of work when accessing the railway (not a long way down the track like a treadle).* A local and independent warning system that alerts to the presence of an approaching train, by using mechanical vibration propagating along rails.These three features form the key innovation for the project.The feasibility study will provide a prototype that demonstrate a fail safe warning system that alerts workers when triggered by a train approaching the sensing system and working area.If successful, the subsequent stages of the project will demonstrate full fail safe operation of the warning system ensuring that workers are able to reach positions of safety within acceptably safe timeframes and then return to a working in a safe environment.