DocumentCode
3329160
Title
Dependability Evaluation of Real Railway Interlocking Device
Author
Dobias, Radek ; Konarski, Jan ; Kubatova, Hana
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Czech Tech. Univ. Prague, Prague
fYear
2008
fDate
3-5 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
228
Lastpage
233
Abstract
This paper describes the dependability evaluation of track circuit receiver. The device is a component of railway interlocking system used in Czech Republic at conventional lines. The device is based on 2oo3 principle for high dependability. The reliability analysis, model and safety characteristics calculations of this device are described. Markov chain model is used for the reliability analysis.
Keywords
Markov processes; railway safety; reliability; signalling; Czech Republic; Markov chain model; dependability evaluation; real railway interlocking device; reliability analysis; track circuit receiver; Design methodology; Digital systems; Rail transportation; TMR based designs; fail-safe system; fault-tolerant system; safety model; track circuit;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Digital System Design Architectures, Methods and Tools, 2008. DSD '08. 11th EUROMICRO Conference on
Conference_Location
Parma
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3277-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/DSD.2008.122
Filename
4669241
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