Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

European Train Control System (ETCS) Course code: 218006 | 8 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 3
Requirements:
Goal: Students master the knowledge related to modern signaling and safety systems, their principles of operation, advantages and impact on traffic. Students are introduced to the components of the ETCS system and the comprehensive system.
Outcome: Students have mastered theoretical knowledge that allows them to recognize the needs for certain system solutions in accordance with the infrastructure, to understand the interaction between trains, equipment along the track and the center in the ETCS system.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Principles of signaling and control system operation, their purpose
  2. Rail track circuits and axle counters
  3. High speed and high capacity systems
  4. ERTMS / ETCS system, interoperability, TSI, CCS
  5. ERTMS / ETCS system architecture
  6. ETCS and its subsystems: on-board and track-side devices
  7. Railway equipment: RBC, NTG, KMS, Eurobalise, Euroloop, Euroradio, LEU, markers
  8. Interlocking and ATS
  9. Connection to transmission networks
  10. On-board equipment: EVC, DMI, odometric systems, other equipment
  11. MA, temporary speed restriction (TSR), dynamic speed monitoring, detectors
  12. Radio interface between train and track: radio interface (GSM-R, GPRS-R), air gap interface.
  13. Modes of operation and their relation to levels
  14. Influence of electromagnetic compatibility on ERTMS components
  15. Different railway environments from the aspect of EMC
  16. Regulations and standards.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. ETCS system element analysis. Study of models in a given area. Tasks and problems from the above chapters.
Textbooks and References
  1. Stanley, P., ETCS for Engineers, Eurailpress, 2011
  2. UNISIG, Subset 026 v.3.0, 2008
  3. Đorđević, A
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 3
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
0
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
0
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
0