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Failsafe display system
A requirement exists to reduce signalling costs on branch lines throughout the South African rail network, by replacing expensive track side signalling with a Radio Token System. The Radio Token System uses a non-failsafe radio data link and non-failsafe printer in the cab. Spoornet intend to replac...
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| author | Fullalove, Richard Michael |
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| description | A requirement exists to reduce signalling costs on branch lines throughout the South African rail network, by replacing expensive track side signalling with a Radio Token System. The Radio Token System uses a non-failsafe radio data link and non-failsafe printer in the cab. Spoornet intend to replace the printer with a failsafe display in order to eliminate lengthy verbal message protocols and increase safety. This thesis investigates the various concepts of failsafe display, and the means to achieve them. It also investigates the wide range of display technologies available and their suitability for use in a failsafe display. The LED, together with monitoring circuitry, emerges as the most suitable for the application. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/21393 Failsafe display system Fullalove, Richard Michael Inggs, Michael Electrical Engineering A requirement exists to reduce signalling costs on branch lines throughout the South African rail network, by replacing expensive track side signalling with a Radio Token System. The Radio Token System uses a non-failsafe radio data link and non-failsafe printer in the cab. Spoornet intend to replace the printer with a failsafe display in order to eliminate lengthy verbal message protocols and increase safety. This thesis investigates the various concepts of failsafe display, and the means to achieve them. It also investigates the wide range of display technologies available and their suitability for use in a failsafe display. The LED, together with monitoring circuitry, emerges as the most suitable for the application. 2016-08-22T12:02:09Z 2016-08-22T12:02:09Z 1994 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Eng) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21393 eng application/pdf Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
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| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Failsafe display system |
| title_full | Failsafe display system |
| title_fullStr | Failsafe display system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Failsafe display system |
| title_short | Failsafe display system |
| title_sort | failsafe display system |
| topic | Electrical Engineering |
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