Residual risk in Automatic Train Protection systems: evaluation and management

The paper on typical rail operation hazards, such as Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) and Failed Braking Application by Driver (FBAD). The protection against these hazards is normally by Automatic Train Protection (ATP) systems and emergency braking activation, operated by the onboard systems over a certain Minimum Release Speed (MRS). The determination of such speed is a key design parameter related with the achievable performances in terms of safety and capacity. The present research deal with a systematic analysis of the operational conditions potentially affecting the determination of such speed values by modelling the dynamics of the problem taking into account the features of the infrastructures (tracks layout, gradients, etc.), the vehicles (mass, braking performances, etc.) and the geography of signalling and ATP systems themselves. In fact, the position of main signals protecting the dangerous points (switches, level crossings, etc.) emerges as key player, affecting both the design and the operation of the systems.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.266
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235214652300563X
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/23521465
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Baldassarra, Alessandro
  • Marinacci, Cristiano
  • Ricci, Stefano
• Conference:
  • TRANSCOM 2023: 15th International Scientific Conference on Sustainable, Modern and Safe Transport
  • Location: Mikulov , Czech Republic
  • Date: 2023-5-29 to 2023-5-31
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1232-1238
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2352-1465
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train protection; Emergency brakes; Railroad safety; Railroads; Risk assessment; Train operation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01916447
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 2024 10:49AM