Title :
Safety in automated transportation tunnels
Author :
Salam, Ahmed O Abdul
Author_Institution :
Roads & Transp. Authority, Dubai
Abstract :
This paper explores the main safety features in Dubai International Airport (DIA) tunnel. The safety levels have been enhanced because of using centrally controlled electromechanical systems and ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) components and all operated by SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) technology. Redundancy of critical devices is ensured to maintain continuous back alternatives in case of systems defects or partial failures. The overall safety aspects whether related to motorists or workers in the tunnel are accordingly improved due to use this sophisticated industrial hierarchy system and carefully designed structure.
Keywords :
SCADA systems; automated highways; control engineering computing; road safety; tunnels; Dubai International Airport tunnel; SCADA technology; automated transportation tunnels safety; centrally controlled electromechanical systems; industrial hierarchy system; intelligent transportation system; safety levels; supervisory control and data acquisition technology; Air safety; Air traffic control; Airports; Centralized control; Costs; Fires; Intelligent transportation systems; Road safety; Road transportation; SCADA systems;
Conference_Titel :
Control & Automation, 2007. MED '07. Mediterranean Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1281-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1282-2
DOI :
10.1109/MED.2007.4433904
