Profile Railway Automation Research Group
FH OÖ is a prominent and the most research-driven university of applied sciences in Austria. It offers a wide range of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and actively participates in extensive research projects. The railway automation research group delves into critical areas such as train safety and explores automation-related issues in both freight and passenger transportation.
The FH OÖ is playing a pivotal role in the DACIO project, leveraging its extensive automation expertise within the railroad sector. The core focus is on two fronts: supporting the testing and integration of the DAC and developing track side automation solutions for a fully automated marshalling yard.
The railway automation research group of the FH OÖ is in charge of two DACIO Work Packages (WP). Within WP 3, the primary focus lies on supporting, enhancing, and scientifically evaluating tests conducted with the test train. It also addresses job safety and conducts supplementary tests of components or facilities researched in DACIO.
The topics of Work Package 5 are track side automation elements for the operation of DAC and the automation of marshalling yards. Particular focus will be placed on solutions for the yard operation (1) for uncoupling at the hump yard, (2) for securing the wagons in the entry group and the classification tracks and (3) for automatically performing the brake test. For this purpose, concepts and, where feasible, laboratory demonstrators are to be developed. This work is conducted in close collaboration with European projects such as EDDP, DAC4EU, and TRANS4M-R.
Credits: University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria – Research Group Rail Automation and Telematics
The DACIO (Digital Automatic Coupling in Infrastructure Operations) project is co-founded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG as part of the programme “Mobility of the Future” (16th call, 2020) of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (Green Agreement F099886432)
