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A Study on Slow Driving of Metropolitan Train for Disorder Condition of Platform Safety Gate using LTE-R and Beacon (LTE-R과 비콘을 활용한 승강장안전문 장애발생 시 열차 서행운전에 관한 연구)

  • Joh, Eungyoung;Noh, Jowon;Kim, Jin-Tea;Lee, Sunghwa
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.31-36
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    • 2020
  • The LTE-R system is a system consisting of a packet network that provides all IP-based services. Continuous failures related to the platform safety gate and subsequent safety accidents related to passengers and safety gate workers continue. The secondary damage caused by the failure of the platform safety door and the related human life damage have emerged as a major social issue.. By linking the beacon system to the Long Term Evoluton-Railway (LTE-R) network, an LTE-based railway wireless network currently in operation or being installed, it precisely locates trains and provides standardized fault alerts to train crews. When entering into the station, ultimately we will decelerate the train and reduce the accidents of metropolitabn railroad traffic by securing safe driving.

Classification and Standardized Coding for Urban Railway Casuality Accident Types and Causes (도시철도 사상사고 유형·원인 분류 및 표준화 방안)

  • Mo, Chun Suk;Kim, Si Gon;Kwon, Young Jong;Kang, Kap Seang
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.1173-1177
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    • 2015
  • The paper suggests to reclassify the casuality accidents types and causes at urban rail stations in the standardized code manner. In order to make standardized codes, 4,086 casuality accidents for Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Cooperation (SMRT) are analysed. The standardized code for casuality accident types includes 4 distinct factors; casuality object, casuality location and casuality pattern. Also, the standardized code for casuality accident causes includes 4 distinct factors: casuality trigger, drinking or not, first cause and second cause. This code is deemed to play a big role to link the same casuality accident types or causes which can be used in the process of railroad safety management and emergency response system.

A Study on the Application of Virtual Track Circuit by Considering Software Fault Tolerance Techniques in Depot (검수고에서 소프트웨어 결함허용기법을 고려한 가상궤도회로의 적용에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Myoung-Chol;Ko, Young-Hwan;Kim, Min-Seok;Lee, Jong-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.122-128
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    • 2012
  • Considering structure of depot, it is impossible to install the track circuit systems due to iron-beam. Because rails and earth are connected by the iron-beam, there is much leakage current. So, it is hard to apply the track circuit systems. Thus, when trains go to the depot, sign which indicates existence of trains is used manually. In case of wrong sign, accidents occur such as train crash, derailment etc. Currently, location of trains has been found by using optical sensor in the depot to prevent the accidents. However, it costs a great deal to install and maintain the optical sensor. Therefore, this method is hardly used in train operation institutes. In this paper, virtual track circuit systems are introduced by using software program in the depot. Also, algorithm of the virtual track circuit systems is proposed. In case that signal is handled to the depot which is occupied by the train, safety is ensured by indicating sign which means existence of trains and stop signal. Also, proper fault tolerance techniques are proposed to the software by analyzing reliability and availability.

The Risk Analysis for the Rail Transport of Explosives (폭약류의 철도수송에 따른 리스크 평가)

  • Lee, Jae-Hean;Song, Dong-Woo;Lee, Su-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.33-39
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    • 2011
  • This study presented quantitative risk analysis in case of transporting explosive materials by railway. Accident types were classified into accidents of in station and in transit. And the study presented an initial value of accident frequency through derailment accident and crushing one according to each type, and drew the results of accident frequency through event tree analysis. Damage impact evaluation used TNT equivalent method and probit analysis method. As the result of risk evaluation, railway transportation of explosive materials passing through areas which are high in population density is appeared to be able to cause a large number of personnel injury when occurring accidents. Specially, the accident of explosive transportation combined with petroleum was forecasted as easily resulting in large explosive accident. Consequently, there is a necessity to reduce consequences by decreasing passage through areas where are high in population density, and take measures for lessening the risks in case of transporting dangerous explosive materials.

Hazard Analysis Process Based on STPA Using SysML (SysML을 이용한 STPA 기반의 위험원 분석 프로세스)

  • Choi, Na-yeon;Lee, Byong-gul
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2019
  • Today's software systems are becoming larger and more complicated, and the risk of accidents and failures have also grown larger. Software failures and accidents in industrial fields such as automobiles, nuclear power plants, railroad industries, etc. may lead to severe damage of property and human life. The safety-related international standards, such as IEC 61508 have been established and applied to industries for decades. The safety life cycle specified in the standards emphasize the activities to develop safety requirements through hazard and risk analysis in the early stage of software development. In this paper, we propose 'Hazard Analysis Process based on STPA using SysML' in order to ensure the safety of software at the early stage of software development. The proposed hazard analysis can be effectively performed minimizing the loss of hazard by using the BDD and the IBD of SysML to define the control structure of a system. The proposed method also improves the specification of the safety constraints(requirement) by using SD. As a result, it is possible to identify the hazard without missing and identify the hazard scenarios in detail, and safety can be sufficiently ensured in the early stage of software development.

A Study on the Interference of Harmonic Frequency during the Change of Urban Transit's Signalling Systems (도시철도 신호시스템의 절체에 따른 주파수 간섭 연구)

  • Jeong, Rag-Gyo;Kim, Beak-Hyun;Joung, Eui-Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.469-475
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    • 2010
  • The railway signalling system plays an essential role in the safe and efficient train operation as serving control functions of train operation intervals and train routes. The reliability and safety of the system are very important because the failure of the railway signalling system can lead to train collision or derailment as well as train operation stop. Until now, in railway signalling system the conventional wayside signal mode has been used generally. There are, however, the risk of accidents such as human mistakes caused by that the driver identifies the signal lamp status and controls train speed with the naked eye. It is also necessary to refurbish the obsolete system. Thereby, It is being effective that the onboard signal mode has been recently introduced and applied in order to transmit the speed control information to train by using the computer and communication equipment. It is necessary to switch over the system in a way while providing passengers with an operation service to replace the obsolete signal system. In this paper, we verify the cases through trial assessment which are solved by the way of adding specific functionalities in the problems of interference among the procedure of switch-over processes and a serial of processes for system verification while a train is operated in the new system in parallel to the existing system.

On a Hazard Identification Method Based on Functional Safety and SysML (SysML을 활용한 기능안전 기반의 위험원 분석 방법)

  • Jung, Ho Jeon;Lee, Jae-Chon
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.79-88
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    • 2014
  • The rapid growth of complexity and scale can be witnessed in the design and development of modern systems. As such, the severity of damages in the occasional accidents has attracted great deal of attention lately. Although a variety of methods have so far been studied to overcome or reduce the disastrous results of hazards, the issues seem still persistent and even complicated due to the situation mentioned above. The concept of functional safety has been regarded as one approach to handling the matters by shifting up to the functions level from the consideration of each physical component itself. The outcomes of those efforts would be the international standards on functional safety such as IEC 61508 and its relatives including IEC 62278, EN 50128, ISO26262, and so on. In this paper, a method of how hazards can be analyzed to be coped with those standards has been studied. In the method proposed, the systems modeling language (SysML) is playing a key role to model and analyze the hazards from the viewpoint of functional safety. The approach taken has been applied in the analysis of the hazards in railroad systems. In spite of focusing on the individual components hazards, the method based on functional safety has analyzed them collectively with the added effect of identifying the cause originated from the interface between the functions.

Research on Efficient Applicability Through Review on Standard for Selection of Construction Method for Railway Underground Crossing Transit (철도지하횡단 통과 공법 선정기준에 관한 검토를 통해 효율적인 적용성에 대한 연구)

  • Hwang, Young-Ho;Shon, Jung-Chul;Baek, Jong-Myeong
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.595-600
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    • 2007
  • Greater expansion and more frequent operation of the railroad transportation system anticipated due to its characteristics including low cost, safety and mass transportation. Recently, effects on the railway structures due to expansion of newly constructed road, construction of subway, city gas pipeline, communication network, electric power network and construction of other railway underground crossing in accordance with urban planning and organization has influenced safe operation of trains. Accordingly, standard for selection of construction method that will enable construction of more economical and rational subway underground crossing structures by preventing problems occurring at the time of above construction works and accidents in safe operation of trains due to construction in advance is definitively necessary. Although there are numerous construction methods that can be applied at the time of construction of railway underground crossing, there are much difficulties in selection of appropriate construction method that considers characteristics of each construction method on non-excavation type construction method, train operation plan of number of operational routes and on-site circumstances. Therefore, this research aims to present rational standard for selection of construction method for such, and standard for slowdown speed and interception of train when passing the areas of slowdown in sectors under construction.

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The illegal case and Improvement of Excavation (흙막이 굴착공사의 부실 사례 및 개선방향)

  • Choi, Jung-Bum;Shin, Seung-Mock
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.643-650
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    • 2009
  • The necessary consequence by the rapid economic growth in large-scale urban excavation is increasing. If the site is the congested in downtown, the scale of excavation will get the large-scale and the extreme depth. We have achieved a high level technology internationally by the design and construction of underground excavation since 1980's. But the accidents during excavation are frequently occurring. So, this demage instigates the human life loss as well as economical loss. The recent accident is come about the damage for public facilities such as the railroad, subway and etc. in addition to the loss of life and property. For these reasons, the recent accident is being caused the damage of copious social overhead capital. The reasons of collapse during excavation can be classified roughly into the administrative part(sanction, permission), the investigation and design, the construction and management and etc. In this study the close check for the cases of the recent collapse is performed and the improvement course for the prevention of collapse is found.

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A study on better wire protector of equipment on the Circulating Current in Catenary System (순환전류에 대한 전철설비 보호카바 개선 연구)

  • Kang, Seung-Wook;Kim, In-Chol;Kim, Hyo-Jin;Kim, Dae-Sik;Baek, Seong-Hyun;Han, Sang-Ok
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.375-378
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    • 2007
  • In these days, Korea Railway apply simple catenary system to general lines and high speed lines of Korea Electric Railway. Circulation Current in catenary system frequently bring undesirable consequences. Namely, the Connector wire has many problems according to a flow of excessive circulation (or traction current) and a sudden rise of temperature on catenary when electric car or locomotive is running in high speed. The occurrence of events by the load increasement do considerable damages to peoples, organizations and systems. On a case by case accidents, the reeltype protective cover as part of various methods has some problems. In this project, we proposed the improved changes on the catenary system of a improvement and change of a messenger wire protector, improvement of connector wire's institution angle and of a replacement the connector wire with a dropper. Its tridimensional space limitation dictated the scale of the $32{\times}{\Phi}55$ to be as small as possible. It is easier to install than work by the existing cover on the messenger wire.

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