#3 2014

CONTENTS №3

Discussing a Topic…

Control systems and tools for transport automation

Introduction

Efanov D.V.  Technical diagnosis and monitoring of subway automation devices

The paper discusses reliability improvement of subway signaling, centralization and interlocking devices by better organization of their external functional diagnosis and monitoring. It examines the features of automation and remote control devices operation in supervisory control complex of St. Petersburg subway.

Keywords: subway, automation and remote control, reliability, safety, technical diagnosis, monitoring.

Presnyakov A.I., Varchenko V.I., Denisov S.V.  Automated supervisory control system for power supply and electromechanical devices in Kazan subway

The paper overviews the automated supervisory control system for power supply, lighting and electromechanical devices of Kazan subway.

Keywords: supervisory control point, subway, backup, SCADA system.

Medunitsin N.B., Malinin O.V., Schelukhin A.S., Kirpichnikov A.P., Botvinenok A.A.  Integrated control and safety system for Model 81-760/761 trains of the Moscow subway

The development and application of an integrated control and safety system for Model 81-760/761 trains of the Moscow subway are discussed. Custom engineering solutions and devices for system safety provision are presented. Automated control modes and devices of the Moscow subway trains are described.

Keywords: subway, rail transport, electric train control and safety systems.

Innovative automated control system for a new section of the Moscow subway

Korovin A.S., Batraev V.V., Viskov V.V.  Intellectualization of rail transport control

Under the increasing rail traffic and growing static and dynamic infrastructural impact, the improvement of equipment reliability and safety is a paramount task among other challenges of rail infrastructure maintenance and development. The solution should be based on reliable estimates of infrastructural hardware reliability and safety indices and the forecast of their dynamics. The paper overviews innovative solutions of the Rail Transport Information, Automation and Communication Institute addressing this challenge.

Keywords: rail traffic safety, human factor, reliability, intellectualization, rail infrastructure.

Kropachev D.Y., Gavrilov I.I.  Temperature monitoring in permanently frozen soils

The paper offers temperature monitoring for detecting and eliminating emergency incidents in the regions with permanently frozen soils by means of various temperature monitoring systems. This will result in safety improvement of transport infrastructure and oil and gas facilities in the northern areas of Russia.

Keywords: permafrost, long-term changes, monitoring, soil temperature, trend, multi-zone gage, controller, system.

Osipov A.B.  Stand-alone recorder of transfer operation

The structure and operation principles of transfer operations affecting hi-tech cargos in rail traffic.

Keywords: cargo traffic, accelerations, recording, documenting.

Rysina V.N.  Application of automatic identification technology in aircraft manufacturing and operation

The paper outlines the technologies of automatic identification and health monitoring in aircraft manufacturing and operation with application examples from major internation aircraft vendors. It discusses the Industrial Internet concept, which presumes wide application of smart sensors for health monitoring and the optimization of aircraft engine operation and maintenance based on the actual condition of its components.

Keywords: RFID, real-time positioning systems, sensors, Industril Internet.

Ariphojaev N.E., Tokarev V.G., Margaryan S.A.  Supervisory control system for the transportation complex of Vostochny coal mine of Eurasian Energy Corporation

The paper outlines the design concepts and development features of Irtysh integrated supervisory control system for the transportation complex of Vostochny coal mine of Eurasian Energy Corporation (Ekibastuz District, Kazakhstan Republic). The case study describes the key approaches to the implementation of supervisory control of rock transportation by rail and vehicles.

Keywords: supervisory control system, mining transportation complex, rock transportation.

Ulyashkin A.V.  State-of-the-art control station: the limits of the possible

The innovations applied in the state-of-the-art control station are listed. Various aspects of virtualization, LED technologies, communication tools, smart panels and remote control with reference to control point are discussed.

Keywords: virtualization, LED technology, communication tools, smart panel, remote control, control station.

Andrianov V.  Transport + maps = profit

The capbilities of GIS technologies for transportation logistics are presented.

Keywords: GIS technologies, transport, thermal maps, business process optimization.

Cafiero E.  IT project as a two-way street

ERP system implementation in Piaggio Aero Industries on the basis of Microsoft Dynamics AX is described.

Keywords: ERP system, business processes, integration, IT infrastructure.

Zamyatin N.V., Ivanov E.O., Latrovkin V.V.  Resource consumption prediction with the example of water intake

The paper describes the subsystem of short-term resource consumption prediction with the example of municipal water consumption. The subsystem is based on neuron network techniques and enables the calculation of daily forecasts with rather high accuracy. It allows to predict short-term resource consumption to minimize power consumption.

Keywords: prediction, daily prediction, energy efficiency, water supply system, artificial neuron network, time series.