• DocumentCode
    464576
  • Title

    Improving Safety and Reducing Costs at level Crossings

  • Author

    Waddingham, Phil

  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-17 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    81
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    The paper discusses about the Westinghouse Rail System in finding ways to reduce railroad risks. It deals about GCP3000 Level Crossing Predictor which is a method used for train detection for automatic level crossing. It also introduces GCP4000 which eliminates complex signalling interfaces. Some features of the GCP4000 includes controls up to 6 tracks, RIO (Relay Input/Output) modules, two Solid State Crossing Controllers, on- board vital HD-link communications system and template design and programming.
  • Keywords
    control engineering computing; predictive control; railway accidents; railway engineering; railway safety; signalling; GCP3000; GCP4000; HD link communication system; Westinghouse rail system; automatic level crossing; complex signalling interface; level crossing predictor; railroad risks; relay input/output modules; solid state crossing controller; train detection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Reducing Risk at the Road Rail Interface, 2007 IET Seminar on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-86341-790-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4237125