The purpose of the course is to illustrate the integrated operation
of railway systems in regards to dispatching, signalling and
interlocking and the technologies enabling it. The course aims at
establishing a basic understanding of functional subsystems,
technological principles and differential evolutionary technical
developments, which can be applied for the evaluation and
declaration of design rules, analysis and design of signalling and
interlocking infrastructure elements for railways.
Læringsmål:
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
Describe the interrelation between traffic management systems,
signal equipment, interlocking systems and on-board train
protection systems.
Understand the safety principles in railway operations
Understand the safety principles in signalling systems
Explain the principles behind Train Detection (Track Clear
Detection) and how it is used in signalling systems.
Describe the purpose and functionality of an interlocking
system for a station.
Apply design rules for signalling, interlocking and train
protection systems.
Analyse requirements and design accordingly infrastructure
elements for railway signalling and interlocking in specific
contexts (i.e. railway station or open line).
Explain ERTMS and illustrate the differences from previous
signalling systems.
Describe the principles of GSM-Railways (GSM-R) communication
technology.
Analyse requirements for GSM-R based radio coverage, for
stations or open lines, and design the necessary GSM-radio
elements.
Describe the principles of Communications-Based Train Control
(CBTC) system, assessing differences and similarities with other
systems (i.e. ERTMS).
Kursusindhold:
The course introduces the theoretical background and history of
railway signalling systems. The theoretical part of the course
introduces the signal equipment, interlocking systems and their
instrumental relation to traffic control. Different types of
signalling systems will be introduced, including The European Rail
Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and the Communications-Based
Train Control (CBTC). During the course and correlated with the
theoretical presentations, focus will be put on the design and
evaluation of signalling systems through periodic required
exercises. The course is comprised of lectures, a field trip (to
study infrastructure elements and traffic control) and guest
lectures from external consultancy.
Litteraturhenvisninger:
Gregor Theeg & Sergey Vlasenko: Railway Signalling &
Interlocking. ISBN 978-3-7771-0394-5. Additional reading materials
will be provided during the course
Mulighed for GRØN DYST deltagelse:
Dette kursus giver den studerende en mulighed for at lave eller
forberede et projekt som kan deltage i DTUs studenterkonference om
bæredygtighed, klimateknologi og miljø (GRØN DYST). Se mere på
http://www.groendyst.dtu.dk
