The Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB)

Author

Zur Bonsen, Georg Alexander

Author_Institution

Traction Control Syst., ABB Transp. Syst. Ltd., Turgi, Switzerland

fYear

1995

fDate

4-6 Oct 1995

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

34

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Factory Communication Systems, 1995. WFCS '95, Proceedings., 1995 IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Leysin

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3059-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WFCS.1995.482647

Filename

482647