Bombardier ORBITA: predictive asset management

For many years, the on-board diagnostic capability on trains has grown rapidly and sometimes so fast that no one actually knows what to do with all the data that is being produced by the on-board systems. One could argue that the result is a massive amount of data, but not much in the way of information. In order to make use of the current diagnostic data produced by today's rolling stock and in order to further develop the potential of that data, Bombardier has developed a system called Bombardier ORBITA. Bombardier ORBITA has been developed by Bombardier with the aim of helping operators to increase fleet utilisation, improve reliability and availability and ultimately improve the passengers' overall journey experience. Advancements in on-board systems and global communications technology have paved the way for ORBITA, as they enable rolling stock to provide 'real-time' performance-related information directly from the vehicle to the operator or maintainer. Bombardier has taken this capability a stage further with ORBITA, which utilises teams of control centre based system experts who interrogate the data, liaise with the depots and cross-reference information from Bombardier's extensive global fleet database to establish patterns of equipment performance. This enables them to diagnose and identify potential issues before they occur, as well as respond quickly and knowledgeably to in-service faults. Typical systems which can be monitored include HVAC, doors, brakes, CCTV, propulsion and electrical equipment. Furthermore, ORBITA can be used to pinpoint issues relating to, for example, energy/fuel consumption, passenger loading and infrastructure problems. Bombardier ORBITA has been rolled out on many fleet in Europe. The First ScotRail (Turbostar DMU) fleet was the first fleet on which the Orbita technology was used. Orbita is also being deployed on the Vlocity fleet DMUs in Melbourne).

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• Authors:
  • Dubé E
• Conference:
  • AusRAIL PLUS 2007, 4-6 December 2007, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Publication Date: 2007

Media Info

• Pagination: 6p.
• Monograph Title: AusRAIL PLUS 2007, celebrating the past, creating the future, 4-6 December 2007, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Data analysis; Data collection; Railroad transportation
• ATRI Terms: Asset management; Data analysis; Data collection; Rail transport
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01516874
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 4 2014 7:56PM