Expansion of the safety laboratory with ETCS components

The Safety Engineering Laboratory (SIL) of the Chair of Railway Signaling and Transport Safety Technology provides original systems and components of railroad safety technology for research and teaching and is constantly being further developed.

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As part of a master's thesis, components of the ETCS train control system were integrated into the SIL and prepared for practical use in courses. From the winter semester 2024/25, a functional Lineside Electronic Unit (LEU, interface between interlocking and Eurobalise) with connected balises will be available for a practical laboratory course. Various signalling situations can be represented via the existing interlocking and the process from planning, creation of the balise telegram with programming of the balise to the acceptance test can be implemented and discussed.