The second of two in-depth seminars on rail automation takes place on Thursday, October 8th from 9am. Four major professional engineering institutions (IRSE, The PWI, IMechE and IET) have joined forces to put on the event.
It comes as automation, artificial intelligence and robotics technologies continue to develop, opening up many opportunities to increase railway capacity, performance and reliability, while reducing costs and improving customer experience and safety.
Delegates can watch 17 pre-recorded presentations from international industry experts in advance of the live 90-minute seminar session, which will each include an interactive Q & A.
The cost of the seminar, including on-demand access to all of the pre-recorded content, is £80 for members of the institutions and £120 for other delegates. For booking and full programme details see https://www.automatedrailwayseminar.online/
The speakers involved in this seminar will explore the opportunities and issues involved when introducing automation on existing railways. They will also address the less constrained possibilities in new build railway systems. The contributors will evaluate currently available technologies and their implications for railway capacity, operations and asset management, and discuss options for the future. They will consider the human factors, ethical and stakeholder management issues surrounding automation, and will draw out lessons learnt from projects that have introduced increased automation.
As well as gaining a full systems understanding of railway automation, delegates with an interest in railway infrastructure engineering will learn how automated train operation can affect the physical condition and management of the infrastructure, and how automation of inspection, maintenance and track access can contribute to safer and more effective infrastructure management.
PART 2: Live Seminar 8 October 2020 09.00-10.30 (UK time)
Pre-recorded advance content available online for the live seminar:
- Setting the scene and introduction; Dr Daniel Woodland, President IRSE and Principle Consultant, Ricardo Rail.
- Automation – Beyond Command and Control; Stephen Barber, CEO, PWI.
- Rolling stock challenges of attended and unattended automatic operation; Graham Neil, Professional Head of Vehicles, Transport for London.
- Impacts of automatic train operation on track and infrastructure; Andy Vickerstaff, Senior Wheel Rail Interface Engineer, Transport for London.
- Track access and automation of infrastructure inspection and maintenance; Gareth Evans, Professional Head of Track, Network Rail.
- Obstacle detection and avoidance of intrusions; Iain Flynn IMechE and Interim Railway manager and Consultant Rational Rail Ltd David Milburn, WSP Director ofControl, Command and Signalling.
- The right to differential speeds: ETCS, track cant and route availability; Prof. Bridget Eickhoff, RSSB / University of Birmingham.
- Ethics in designing software and algorithms for the automatic operation of railways; Professor Rod Muttram and Professor Felix Schmid.
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