DocumentCode
1727428
Title
Design methodology for the development of a computer-based automatic train control system
Author
May, Norman W.
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Volume
34
fYear
1984
Firstpage
242
Lastpage
245
Abstract
Westinghouse Transportation Division(WTD) has incorporated microprocessor control into several previous Automatic Train Control (ATC) designs for both mass transit and people mover systems. It has become necessary to reexamine the rationales of previous designs in order to synthesize an optimal design solution for the more stringent quantitative requirements of new-generation systems. A design methodology has been applied which integrates functional, reliability, maintainability, and safety requirements at a stage sufficiently early to allow them to be adequately addressed.
Keywords
Automatic control; Control systems; Design engineering; Design methodology; Maintenance; Microprocessors; Rail transportation; Reliability; Safety; Weight control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1984. 34th IEEE
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VTC.1984.1623269
Filename
1623269
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