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X2Rail-4 SWOC: Advanced signalling and automation systems. Smart Wayside Object Controller

por Patricia

THALES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH LEADS, TOGETHER WITH THE COOPERATION OF SEVERAL COMPANIES, THE TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATOR T2.10 SMART RADIO- CONNECTED ALL-IN-ALL WAY SIDE OBJECTS, ALSO KNOWN AS SMART WAYSIDE OBJECT CONTROLLER (SWOC).

Shift2Rail is the first European rail initiative to seek focused research and innovation (R&I) and market-driven solutions by accelerating the integration of new and advanced technologies into innovative rail product solutions.

This article is focusing in the Technical Demonstrator T2.10 Smart Radio- Connected all-in-all way side objects, also known as Smart Wayside Object Controller (SWOC), with the partnership of CAF SIGNALLING S.L, SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH, HITACHI RAIL STS SPA, BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION SWEDEN AB (now part of ALSTOM group), INDRA SISTEMAS SA, AZD PRAHA SRO, RAILENIUM, TRAFIKVERKET, DEUTSCHE BAHN AG, MERMEC SPA and the leadership of THALES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH. This project has received funding from the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 881806. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Shift2Rail JU members other than the Union.

The TD2.10 objective is to demonstrate a solution of object controllers with  decentralized approach to rail automation. This approach will be scalable from high performance lines to regional and freight applications. Although modern signalling systems will have considerably reduced trackside equipment, this solution is still relevant, as at least interfaces to points and level crossings will remain, and other necessary interfaces.

Today it is expensive to provide cabling for power and data to remote trackside objects. The cable is vulnerable to cable theft, changes within track layouts are complex and costly and the cable restricts distances between trackside objects and signalling equipment. A reduction of the cables will reduce lifecycle costs significantly.

In the TD2.10 scope, system requirements and architecture for SWOC have been produced, to be developed and tested in the demonstrator.

A public report is generated with the conclusions from the analysis of the results of the tests, traced with requirements, of demonstrator at TRL 4 and the inputs for optimizing prototype. In a next step, the tests will be executed in operationally representative environment to reach TRL 6.

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