Impact of Automation on the Capacity of a Mainline Railway: A Preliminary Hypothesis and Methodology
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Impact of Automation on the Capacity of a Mainline Railway : A Preliminary Hypothesis and Methodology. / Venkateswaran, Krishnan G.; Nicholson, Gemma L.; Roberts, Clive; Stone, Robert.
Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 18th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems: Smart Mobility for Safety and Sustainability, ITSC 2015. Vol. 2015-October Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015. p. 2097-2102 7313431.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Impact of Automation on the Capacity of a Mainline Railway
T2 - 18th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITSC 2015
AU - Venkateswaran, Krishnan G.
AU - Nicholson, Gemma L.
AU - Roberts, Clive
AU - Stone, Robert
PY - 2015/10/30
Y1 - 2015/10/30
N2 - The increase in demand for capacity on railways has presented railway organisations with the impetus to implement automation systems on their networks. Automation has been seen as a key solution for improving the reliability of production in various industries. In the case of railways this would be improving the reliability of service, so that more passengers and goods can be moved, essentially improving the capacity. This paper provides a preliminary hypothesis and methodology for identifying the increase in capacity that comes with increasing the level of automation within a railway. This paper proposes a classification of the various railway technologies, such as ETCS, DAS and ATO, into distinct levels of automation for a mainline railway. Further, contributing factors to delays are identified and a preliminary relationship is defined. A methodology to test the hypothesis is proposed at the end.
AB - The increase in demand for capacity on railways has presented railway organisations with the impetus to implement automation systems on their networks. Automation has been seen as a key solution for improving the reliability of production in various industries. In the case of railways this would be improving the reliability of service, so that more passengers and goods can be moved, essentially improving the capacity. This paper provides a preliminary hypothesis and methodology for identifying the increase in capacity that comes with increasing the level of automation within a railway. This paper proposes a classification of the various railway technologies, such as ETCS, DAS and ATO, into distinct levels of automation for a mainline railway. Further, contributing factors to delays are identified and a preliminary relationship is defined. A methodology to test the hypothesis is proposed at the end.
KW - Automation
KW - Capacity
KW - Capacity utilisation
KW - Delay analysis
KW - Levels of automation
KW - Simulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84950277426&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ITSC.2015.339
DO - 10.1109/ITSC.2015.339
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84950277426
VL - 2015-October
SP - 2097
EP - 2102
BT - Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 18th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Y2 - 15 September 2015 through 18 September 2015
ER -