1. ERTMS Application on Tests and Maintenance
ICT for Railways
ERTMS Application on Tests and Maintenance
10/04/2014
ICT on Railway ERTMS Testing

2. ICT Applied for ERTMS Testing
Summary
ICT importance on Railway ERTMS Testing:
Aim: Assuring Interoperability
Adding Value (making verification cost effective)
ICT Technologies:
Real-time data acquisition and processing:
Image processing (event detection and recognition),
Robot control (24h operation – remote site operation),
Distributed Processing (synchronisation, automated analysis)
Fields:
Laboratory test of ERTMS implementations (Track, Onboard)
Track validation of implementations (Real-time standard check)
European Railway Network:
Distributed ERTMS laboratory network for validation of corridors across Europe.
ICT on Railway ERTMS Testing

3. ICT on Railway ERTMS Testing
ICT on ERTMS Testing
Assuring Interoperability:
Problem: Legacy systems compatibility
Market protection
Solution: Assure independent assessment of deployments
Adding Value:
Making validation cost effective:
Fast and cheap enough to:
- Shortcuts on systems validation
Comprehensive enough to provide support for its development
ICT on Railway ERTMS Testing

4. ICT Technologies: Image Processing
3D Acquisition of DMI
Image stabilisation (1)
3D video acquisition (2)
Hand removal. (3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
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5. ICT Technologies: Robot Control
Robot Control allows:
24hs x 24hs operation
Black box testing
Track equipment connected with onboard equipment in different sites
Requirements:
Real-time operation (including image recognition)
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6. ICT Technologies: Distributed Processing
Validation of Corridors Implementations:
Onboard equipment in 1 country
Track from countries where the corridor passes through
Country: A
____________________________ B C
Test Bench
EVC
RBC IXL
RBC IXL
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7. ICT Technologies: Results Analysis
Semi-Automatic Analysis of ERTMS results (From Interface to SRS):
Integrated and synchronized, including DMI, JRU, TIU, ODO, BTM, RTM.
User Customizable
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8. Laboratory ERTMS Equipment Tests
Onboard:
EVC (Onboard):
- Subset-076 (Functionality),
- Subset-041 (Performance),
- Reliability
Track Implementations and transitions:
RBC (Radio Block Center)
IXL (Interlocking)
Standards:
ERTMS
National Systems (compatibility)
Operational Tests
ICT on Railway ERTMS Testing

9. ICT on Track Validation/Maintenance Tests
Maintenance solutions for:
Preventive Balise Failures (RF and Signal Processing), which comprises:
A receiving antenna called the “SENSING LOOP” attached below the BTM antenna on the train.
A Main Control Unit (MCU) and
A GPS receiving antenna:
The EUROBALISE ANALYZER gives an onboard automatic EUROBALISE tests tool for maintenance of on-track deployed Eurobalises.
Radio Interference Detection (Radio Technology)
Pantograph Fault Detection (Image Processing)
EBTM
SNIFFER MCU
BTM
BTM ANTENNA
SENSING LOOP
EUROBALISE
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10. European Railway Network Alliance Aligned with ERDF 2014-2020 Priorities
+ 40 European universities have been contacted
+ 17 have confirmed their interest
+ 11 have confirmed their participation
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11. An ICT/ rail / transport European Alliance
Track & board railway
interoperability
Rolling stock Interoperability
(mechanical test solutions,
maintenance, noise)
TTK University of Applied Sciences
Silesian University of Technology
Cardiff University
Poznan University of Technology
Kaunas University of Technology
European Railway R&D Network
coordinated by Multitel
Széchenyi Istvan University
Technical University of Sofia
University of Mons
University Politehnica of Timisoara
University of Ljubljana
Riga Technical University
Certh - HIT
University of Zilina
Catholic University of Louvain
University of Bari
University of Pardubice
University of Miskolc
Training center
(driver,simulator)
Multimodality (automotive,
ship, optimization, urbain rail
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12. ICT on Railway ERTMS Testing
Conclusion
ICT applied to testing has resulted in:
Reduction of Onboard testing from 9 months to 1 month:
- Due to the use of:
- Image recognition
- Robot Control
- Support to Data Analysis up to SRS requirements
Practical results:
Full tests now assure full standard compliance,
- Without slowing down deployment and
Moreover, full tests improve ERTMS interoperability
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13. Thanks for your attention
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Thanks for your attention
ICT on Railway ERTMS Testing