System and method for traffic control in railways

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for traffic control in railways. The present invention also relates to a corresponding use. The present invention is particularly directed to the computation and prediction of optimal routes for a plurality of trains, and the optimization of train tracks capacity. The method comprises controlling traffic in railways, the method comprising sampling sensor data relevant to railway system via at least one sensor ( 200 ) and using at least one server ( 500 ) for receiving the sensor data from the at least one sensor ( 200 ), predicting the status of the railway infrastructure based on future rolling stock; and controlling the traffic of rolling stock on the basis of the future status.

1 . A method for controlling traffic in railways, the method comprising
 sampling sensor data relevant to railway system via at least one sensor;   using at least one server for
 receiving the sensor data from the at least one sensor; 
 predicting the status of the railway infrastructure based on future rolling stock; and 
 controlling the traffic of rolling stock on the basis of the future status. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1  further comprising
 processing sensor data to generate processed sensor data; 
 analyzing the processed sensor data to obtain information relevant to railway system; 
 using the obtained relevant information for planning the routing of rolling stocks; and 
 transmitting the route planning to at least one of the at least one server and/or at least one authorized user. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2  wherein routing of rolling stocks is based on at least one of the following current or predicted relevant information of railways:
 technical condition of assets; 
 degrading effect of rolling stocks; 
 degrading effect of assets; 
 traffic load information of rolling stocks; 
 risks of traffic delay; 
 unplanned maintenance and/or inspections; 
 planned maintenance and/or inspections; 
 maintenance effectiveness metrics; and 
 weather information. 
 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 2  wherein the analysis of relevant information obtained from the sensor data and/or the routing of rolling stocks are based on at least one analytical approach. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4  wherein the method further comprises associating and/or arranging at least one sensor with at least one of rolling stock and/or railway infrastructure. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5  wherein the method comprises using the at least one server providing at least one signal comprising
 parameters to define the route of rolling stocks; 
 prediction of railway traffic; 
 prediction of wear effect of rolling stocks on the railway infrastructure; 
 contrast of the route planning with current traffic in railways; 
 provision of feedback of current traffic in railways; 
 provision of instruction for (semi) automatically controlling the traffic in railways; 
 provision of instruction for (semi) automatically routing rolling stocks in railways; and wherein the at least one signal is based on at least one analytical approach. 
 
     
     
         7 . A system for controlling traffic in railways, the system comprising
 at least one sensor configured to sample sensor data relevant to railway system;   at least one server configured to   receive the sensor data from the sensor;   predict the future status of the railway infrastructure based on future rolling stock; and   control the traffic of rolling stock on the basis of the future status.   
     
     
         8 . The system according to the  claim 7 , the system further comprising
 at least one sensor data processing component configured to generate processed sensor data;   at least one analyzing component configured to analyze the processed sensor data to generate a rolling stock routing plan;   at least one transmitting component configured to transmit the route planning to at least one server and/or at least one authorized user through an interface.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 9  wherein the at least one analyzing component ( 400 ) generates a rolling stock routing plan based on at least one of the following current or predicted relevant information of railways:
 technical condition of assets; 
 degrading effect of rolling stocks; 
 degrading effect of assets; 
 traffic load information of rolling stocks; 
 risks of traffic delay; 
 unplanned maintenance and/or inspections; 
 planned maintenance and/or inspections; 
 maintenance effectiveness metrics; and 
 weather information. 
 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 8  wherein the at least one analyzing component and/or the at least one server comprises optimizing the routing of rolling stocks based on at least one analytical approach. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 10  further comprising the association and/or arrangement at least one sensor with at least one of rolling stock and/or railway infrastructure. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 11  wherein the information sampled via at least one sensor provide information of at least one sensor data measurements. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 8  wherein the at least one server is configured to provide at least one signal comprising
 parameters to define the route of rolling stocks; 
 monitoring of traffic of rolling stocks considering the future status of railway infrastructure; 
 prediction of railway traffic considering the future status of railway infrastructure; 
 prediction of wear effect of rolling stocks on the railway infrastructure; and 
 
       wherein the at least one signal is based on at least one analytical. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 11  wherein the at least one sensor is configured to perform in a plurality of operation modes, and wherein the operation modes can be configured to monitor a plurality of sensor data relevant to railway system. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 8  wherein the server comprises an interface component configured to bidirectionally communicate the at least one server with at least one authorized user.