RCAS - demonstration and workshop (May 11, 2010)

On May 11, 2010 the German Aerospace Center will present the railway collision avoidance system RCAS at a rail testcenter in Wegberg-Wildenrath near Dusseldorf with demonstrations and lectures.

RCAS is a collision avoidance system that is based on latest communications and sensor technologies and does not require components mounted along tracks. It is designed as a safety overlay system particularly suitable for tracks without technical safety systems, shunting yards and construction sites. The system evaluates the situation in each train based on information which is exchanged via direct train-to-train communications, such as position, speed, routings and size of the trains. At the event, participants can get an impression of the functionality of RCAS on board of a proof-of-concept demonstrator in a real train.

In the workshop part of the event the scientists will give information about the functionality of RCAS, technological enablers such as train-to-train communications, optical components and sensor-based map-machting as well as on operational, technological and certification relevant requirements.

Being a project of DLR‘s transporation research, RCAS involves the Institute of Communications and Navigation, the Institute of Transportation Systems and the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics. With its fundamental research DLR works on novel solutions and thereby provides a basis for future realisations in cooperation with industrial partners.

Time

11th May 2010, 9 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.

Location

Prüfcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath (PCW)
Friedrich-List-Allee 1
41844 Wegberg-Wildenrath

journey discription

Registration

Attendance is free of charge. Registration is required until the 3rd of May 2010. The registration form is attached to the invitation.

Invitation as pdf (1MB)

Program

Please note that all lectures are based on English presentation sheets but given in German language.

09:00	Registration and allocation of time slot Coffee
09:30	Welcome General introduction of RCAS and its functionality, briefing for the procedure of the demonstration Prof. Dr. Thomas Strang DLR-Institute of Communications and Navigation
From 10 a.m. on, we provide the opportunity of half-hourly demonstration trails. The time slot will be announced at the registration desk.
Technologies used on RCAS
10:00	Ad-hoc-communications in railway systems  Cristina Rico Garcia DLR-Institute of Communications and Navigation
10:30	Opportunities and limits of satellite positioning Thoralf Noack DLR-Institute of Communications and Navigation
11:00	Optical technologies used by RCAS  Dr. Anko Börner DLR-Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
11:30	Sensor-based map-matching in rail transport  Katrin Gerlach DLR-Institute of Transportation Systems
12:00	Snack and exhibition of RCAS-models and posters General introduction of RCAS and its functionality, briefing for the procedure of the demonstration (repetition) Dr. Andreas Lehner DLR-Institute of Communications and Navigation
RCAS in operational and technological context of Rail
12:30	Requirements for the implementation and application of RCAS  Dr. Michael Meyer zu Hörste DLR-Institute of Transportation Systems
13:00	RCAS in the technological context of operations control Dr. Michael Meyer zu Hörste DLR-Institute of Transportation Systems
13:30	Functional safety validation for the implementation proof-of-safety Markus Talg DLR-Institute of Transportation Systems
14:00	Summary and discussion Prof. Dr. Thomas Strang DLR-Institute of Communications and Navigation
anschl.	Introduction of the test vehicle RailDriVE® (on-site) Katrin Gerlach DLR-Institute of Transportation Systems

Presentations will be given in German language based on English slides. English information will of course be given on request.