First of a Kind: Demonstrating Tomorrow’s Trains Today

首创：今天展示明天的火车

• 批准号: 971588
• 金额: $ 44.01万
• 依托单位: VEEA SYSTEMS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Small Business Research Initiative
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=971588
• 关键词: First; Kind; Demonstrating; Tomorrow; Trains

The aim of the project is to develop a system that supports a wide variety of applications for train operators and passengers. The system comprises of infrastructure, designed and certified for deployment on a UK rail passenger vehicle, and a set of applications, targeted at the rail industry, to demonstrate the capabilities of the system. The system operates with an intermittent backhaul connection to the internet. The applications are able to provide useful functions during travel, even without internet access, and support additional capabilities with periodic internet access when the train in in coverage or at a station. Open interfaces are used to encourage application development by 3rd parties and the fostering of a wider ecosystem. The platform provides a secure environment for communication between applications and base services. A number of existing applications are envisaged to demonstrate the key benefits of the platform and include a mobile PA announcement service, a secure messaging service and a local Content Delivery Network. A new application will be developed that will enable the train operator to have access to CCTV from their phone. The ‘CCTV Live Feed’ application supports selection between a number of live feeds and allows the train operator to ensure that train doors are clear before departure, luggage is secure and that passengers are distributed uniformly through the train. This reduces instances of passengers standing when there is seating available. Some CCTV feeds can also be made available to passengers through a similar mobile app, but showing only relevant feeds. For example, a feed from each carriage could be made available so passengers could see where empty seats were located or a feed for the buffet car could be used by passengers to avoid queuing at certain times. Again, the mobile applications demonstrate an open interface that can be integrated with other 3rd party applications. With the existing links between Angel Trains and every UK Train Operating Company the project will conclude with a demonstration on a live rail vehicle that will allow the railway organisations to see how the technology can be deployed and for rail staff and customers to provide feedback on the applications and the user experience.

该项目的目的是开发一个系统，支持列车运营商和乘客的各种应用程序。该系统包括为部署在英国铁路客车上而设计和认证的基础设施，以及一套针对铁路行业的应用程序，以展示该系统的能力。该系统通过间歇性回程连接到互联网。这些应用程序能够在旅行期间提供有用的功能，即使没有互联网接入，并且当列车在覆盖范围内或在车站时，通过定期互联网接入支持额外的功能。开放接口用于鼓励第三方开发应用程序，并促进更广泛的生态系统。该平台为应用程序和基础服务之间的通信提供了一个安全的环境。设想了一些现有的应用程序，以展示该平台的主要好处，包括移动的PA公告服务，安全消息服务和本地内容交付网络。将开发一个新的应用程序，使列车操作员能够从他们的手机访问闭路电视。“CCTV Live Feed”应用程序支持在多个实时馈送之间进行选择，并允许列车运营商确保列车车门在出发前畅通，行李安全，乘客在列车上均匀分布。这减少了当有座位可用时乘客站立的情况。一些CCTV源也可以通过类似的移动的应用程序提供给乘客，但只显示相关的源。例如，可以提供来自每个车厢的馈送，以便乘客可以看到空座位所在的位置，或者乘客可以使用自助餐车厢的馈送，以避免在某些时间排队。同样，移动的应用展示了可以与其他第三方应用集成的开放接口。通过Angel Trains与英国所有列车运营公司之间的现有联系，该项目将在现场轨道车辆上进行演示，让铁路组织了解如何部署该技术，并让铁路工作人员和客户提供有关应用和用户体验的反馈。