Trainspotting, a WSN-based train integrity system

Johan Scholten; Roel Westenberg; Manfred Schoemaker

doi:10.1109/ICN.2009.59

Trainspotting, a WSN-based train integrity system

Johan Scholten, Roel Westenberg, Manfred Schoemaker

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Abstract

In contrast to classic train protection systems where most of the safety measures are built into the rail infrastructure, future versions of the European railway safety system ERTMS (European Railway Traffic Management System) require trains to check their own safety. One of the safety measures is the train integrity check, which checks whether all carriages are still in the train. The check has to be completed in a certain amount of time. This paper presents an overview for communication in such an integrity system, based on a wireless sensor network (WSN). Because a WSN with nodes in each carriage has a linear structure, existing communication protocols which assume a mesh-like topology do no suffice. Simulation shows that the proposed communication is feasible and has the necessary (soft) real-time properties to complete an integrity check in time. The protocol, based on the IEEE 802.15.4 network stack, is implemented and tested by Strukton.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Eighth International Conference on Networks, ICN 2009
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	226-231
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7695-3552-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICN.2009.59
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2009
Event	8th International Conference on Networks, ICN 2009 - Le Gosier, France Duration: 1 Mar 2009 → 6 Mar 2009 Conference number: 8

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Networks, ICN 2009
Abbreviated title	ICN
Country	France
City	Le Gosier
Period	1/03/09 → 6/03/09

Keywords

METIS-263968
IR-67566
train safety
Activity Recognition
EWI-15862
Wireless Sensor Networks

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