Title :
EP2002 - Distributed Brake Control System
Author_Institution :
Knorr-Bremse Rail Syst. (UK) Ltd., Melksham
Abstract :
EP2002 is an integrated "mechatronic" brake system that integrates mechanical, electronic and software components to provide load compensation, emergency brake, service brake and wheel slide protection. The design and development of the EP2002 system began at the end of the nineties. The introduction of the CENELEC standards on RAMS has changed the safety policy of K-BRS and in consequence the safety strategy for EP2002. TUV SUD Rail GmbH carried out an independent safety assessment of the complete system. In June 2005 the assessors finished the assessment and issued the TUV SUD Product Safety certificate for EP2002 for compliance with EN50126, EN50128 and EN50129.
Keywords :
brakes; compensation; distributed control; mechatronics; railway engineering; safety; CENELEC standards; EN50126; EN50128; EN50129; EP2002 system; K-BRS; RAMS; TUV SUD Rail GmbH; distributed brake control system; electronic components; emergency brake; integrated mechatronic brake system; load compensation; safety assessment; service brake; software components; wheel slide protection;
Conference_Titel :
System Safety, 2007 2nd Institution of Engineering and Technology International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-863-1
