UNIVERSAL DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF RAILWAY VEHICLES / TRAINS, BASED ON THE OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE DAY / NIGHT FOR RECOGNIZING FACILITIES WITH ASSISTENCE OF RANGEFINDER AND DEVICE FOR GEOGRAFICAL POSITIONING OF OBJECTS ON THE GROUND

摘要

The procedure and universal device (UD) for the safe management of railway vehicles/trains, created using an optoelectronic device with a rangefinder and a device for geographic positioning of objects on earth, fits into the field of protection and management of a railway vehicle/train. The device can be realized based on commercial equipment and applied commercial technologies. It consists of a commercial controller (eg PC 104 or panel PC) with standard communication interfaces, an audio interface with a speaker or audio system, a memory interface with memory unit, and a standard interface for digital/analog input-output connection with the equipment in the vehicle. Human-machine interface is realized via touch-screen. Basic functionality is achieved by using the optoelectronic device for recognition of the objects and/or geopositioning device, both connected to the main controller by the standard communication interface. The device is interoperable with all railway lines with maximum speed allowed 160 km/h, in the current state i.e. no need for adaptation of existing signal devices and no precondition for signalization (light/mechanical signals, pictograms...). UD integrates the following functionalities: speedometer, vigilance control, auto-stop device, data logger and the driver's assistant replacement, thus enabling control and management of the train on the entire line, without need for additional equipment. The Universal Device (UD) achieves the functionalities that can not be met by any other existing device (or system) for train control and management, including the latest issues of ETCS. UD has the following functionalities: discovers the obstacles on the line whether they came as a result of human activity or as an act of nature, enables the traffic of consecutive trains without any preconditions; no need for the device for train integrity check since it is integrated through the UD functionalities. The functionalities of the UD surpasses all other devices and systems currently in use on the railway lines with a speed limitation of 160km/h. At the same time, the UD costs a couple times less, the installation time is significantly shorter and the maintenance costs are lower in comparison to any other device or system with the similar functionalities.