MICROCOMPUTERS ASSIST CONTROL OF TRACTION VEHICLES AND PASSENGER COACHES

BBC's new generation of programmable, modular control equipment for traction vehicles were created to meet a whole series of important requirements brought about by important developments in the traction field. Functions at the train and vehicle control levels are performed by a single-board computer which is programmed in a user-friendly language made up of function blocks. The control functions at the drive control level are performed by highly integrated single-chip computers. The authors explain the advantages to the user of BBC's new generation of programmable, modular control systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Brown Boveri and Company Limited

  Publicity Department
  Baden,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Froesch, R
  • Haag, W
  • Seger, T
  • Zwahlen, R
  • Ruggli, W
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 534-544
• Serial:
  • Brown Boveri Review
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Brown Boveri and Company Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Computer programs; Computers; Control; Control devices; Control systems; Electric locomotives; Electric trains; Electronic control; Information processing; Locomotives; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Traction control
• Candidate Terms: Electric traction
• Old TRIS Terms: Assembler language for controllers; Computers (Microprocessor); Control systems, programmed; Modular hardware
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM