Title :
Computerized Interlocking System for Railway Signaling Control: SMILE
Author :
Akita, Katsuji ; Watanabe, Toshikatsu ; Nakamura, Hideo ; Okumura, Ikumasa
Author_Institution :
Signaling Laboratory, Railway Technical Research Institute, Japanese National Railways, 2-8-38 Hikaricho, Kokubunji City, Tokyo, Japan.
fDate :
5/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A computerized interlocking system for railway signaling control is proposed. The overall architecture of this system, aiming at a high degree of safety, reliability, and flexibility, is shown. The basic architecture of both a fail-safe microcomputer subsystem which is the kernel of this system and system-bus structured multimicrocomputer subsystem is discussed. Based on the results of the quantitative evaluation, system safety and reliability are given. This system can bring the evolution of a train traffic control in a station.
Keywords :
Application software; Computer architecture; Control systems; Job shop scheduling; Kernel; Microcomputers; Rail transportation; Railway safety; Relays; Traffic control;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.1985.349503
