A method for safe supervising train integrity includes: (a) acquiring first position data of the first carriage via a first tracking unit which is installed on-board of a first carriage and acquiring second position data of a second carriage via a second tracking unit which is installed on-board of the second carriage, wherein the position data is related to a rail route coordinate system; (b) determining a deviation between a reference value which depends on the length of the train and a position value which depends on position data of at least one of the tracking units; (c) detecting whether train integrity is given by analyzing the deviation; (d) repeating steps a) through c); wherein the tracking units are part of on-board units of an automatic train protection system. Thus a cost-efficient method for supervising train integrity which complies with safety level SIL4 can be realized.
METHOD FOR SAFE SUPERVISION OF TRAIN INTEGRITY AND USE OF ON-BOARD UNITS OF AN AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISION TRAIN INTEGRITY
2019-01-31
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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