Virtual testing of the on-board ETCS with GNSS based Train integrity determination

This paper shows the strategy and results of the simulation of the Train integrity determination system into the on-board ETCS. It first shows the Smart Train Positioning System (STPS), a GNSS based on-board system that determines the the train integrity. Then, scenarios are derived for two different routes. After that, the test setup based on the ETCS on-board unit virtual laboratory is explained. Finally, the results show that the on-board ETCS equipment is able to detect correctly the integrity loss and operates accordingly. Then, the capability of STPS of providing integrity information is proven and that leads to the conclusion that train's integrity can be determined on-board by using STPS.

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