Title :
The Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB)
Author :
Zur Bonsen, Georg Alexander
Author_Institution :
Traction Control Syst., ABB Transp. Syst. Ltd., Turgi, Switzerland
Abstract :
A deterministic and robust fieldbus communication solution is necessary for safety-sensitive systems which must operate in harsh and disturbed environments, for example inside railway vehicles, and where instant response through very low latency time is required. The Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB) is a fieldbus which has been specifically designed for railway vehicles and proven to operate in various applications, e.g. in the SBB Re460 locomotives (Lok2000). The MVB is currently proposed to the IEC for standardization. This paper gives an introduction of the MVB, the Real-Time Protocol, available turn-key communication hardware and application examples in both transportation and non-transportation systems
Keywords :
field buses; locomotives; protocols; railways; Lok2000; MVB; Multifunction Vehicle Bus; SBB Re460 locomotives; fieldbus; railway vehicles; safety-sensitive systems; Delay; Field buses; Hardware; IEC standards; Rail transportation; Real time systems; Robustness; Standardization; Transport protocols; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Factory Communication Systems, 1995. WFCS '95, Proceedings., 1995 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Leysin
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3059-5
DOI :
10.1109/WFCS.1995.482647
