1. Proceedings
  2. I3M
  3. 2022
  4. EMSS
  5. 10.46354/i3m.2022.emss.002

Co-simulation platform for demonstration and testing of moving block systems

  • a Achila Mazini,
  • b Lei Chen ,
  • c David Kirkwood ,
  • d Xinnan Lyu ,
  • e Miquel GarciaFernandez
  • a,b,c, d University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
  • e ROKUBUN, Carrer de la llacuna, 162, Barcelona, 08018, Spain
Cite as
Mazini A., Chen L., Kirkwood D., Lyu X., and Garcia-Fernàndez M. (2022).,Co-simulation platform for demonstration and testing of moving block systems. Proceedings of the 34th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium (EMSS 2022). , 002 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2022.emss.002

Abstract

This paper presents the design and development of a real-time co-simulation platform for integrated testing and assessment of moving block systems. The platform’s main objective is to operate as an evaluation environment for the proof of concept of moving block specifications defined throughout the PERFORMINGRAIL project. The distinguishing feature of the proposed framework relies on the introduction of a GNSS receiver simulator connected to the Birmingham Railway Simulator Suite to represent a real test network for the demonstration of moving-block specifications, train location tools and traffic management models. The results of the implementation of an initial set of operational scenarios are presented to validate the proposed platform

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