Safety-critical interlocking software development process for fixed-block signalization systems

Mustafa S. Durmuş, Uǧur Yildirim, Oytun Eriş, Mehmet T. Söylemez

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Abstract

Reliability is defined as "ability of an item to perform a required function under given conditions for a given period of time" in CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) EN 50128 document where software development requirements for railway applications are defined. Similarly, Software Reliability is defined as the probability of failure-free software operation for a specified period of time in a specified environment which is also important factor affecting system reliability (Pan, 2012). Systems such as railway signalization systems, where small errors can result in fatal accidents and death of several people or possibility of unwanted risks (like component malfunction) is high, also need software with high reliability. In this study, some parts of the safety-critical interlocking software development process for the Turkish National Railway Signalization Project (TNRSP) executed in cooperation with Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for Turkish State Railways is defined.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationControl in Transportation Systems 2012 - Preprints of the 13th IFAC Symposium CTS 2012
PublisherIFAC Secretariat
Pages165-170
Number of pages6
Edition24
ISBN (Print)9783902823137
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event13th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems, CTS 2012 - Sofia, Bulgaria
Duration: 12 Sept 201214 Sept 2012

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Number24
Volume45
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Conference

Conference13th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems, CTS 2012
Country/TerritoryBulgaria
CitySofia
Period12/09/1214/09/12

Funding

This work is supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) project number 108G186 – The National Railway Signalization Project.

FundersFunder number
TÜBİTAK108G186
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu

    Keywords

    • Interlocking
    • Railway signalization systems
    • Safety-critical software

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