Author(s)

G. Mutone & S. Lehmann

Abstract

The development and installation of an Automatic Train Control System (ATCS) for the automatic Passenger Transfer System (PTS) at the Frankfurt airport is described. The paper focuses on measures that were taken in the selection and segregation of functions and the selection of a development process that permitted an effective utilization of various computer technologies so as to achieve a cost effective and fast design, compliant with well defined and demanding regulatory requirements in Germany. Details are provided on the segregation of safety functions from all the other functions, on measures taken to facilitate the safety/reliability assessment by an independent organization, and on features incorporated to enhance the resistance t

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