101-0479-00L Safety and Reliability of Railway Systems
Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
Lecturers | U. A. Weidmann |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Course | Does not take place this semester. |
Language of instruction | German |
Abstract | Railway safety policies and safety concepts, command and control technologies for railways, optimization systems, European Train Control System, reliability availability maintainability safety (RAMS) of railway systems. |
Objective | The students comprehend the main principles of safety, reliability and optimization for railway systems and understand the basic concepts of command and control technologies for railways. |
Content | Railway safety strategies o Safety in public transport o Safety relevant characteristic of railway transport o Safety requirements for railway transport o Safety concepts Command and control technologies for railway systems o protective functions o ensure the sequence/spacing of trains o ensure route protection o ensure level crossing protection o technical realization for protective functions o European Train Control System operational command/control systems o dispatching o operational control systems o concepts of optimization RAMS for railway systems o accident investigation methods o RAMS standards for railways o risk analysis and hazard control o RAMS methods o design principles for availability and safety o maintenance strategies o Life Cycle Costs (LCC) o Human Factor o safety in long railway tunnels tutorials in Railway Operation Laboratory field trip to Siemens Wallisellen (command and control technologies) |
Lecture notes | The slides will be provided in German. |
Literature | References will be included in the lecture notes. An additional list of literature will be given during the course. |
Prerequisites / Notice | some of the tutorials will be held at the IVTs Railway Operation Laboratory. The lecture Systems Dimensioning and Capacity is recommended. |