Bosch the Alerting system about danger of collision to railway transport

The systems of the help to the driver from Bosch promote increase in security – even in the cities with intense traffic and various types of vehicles. The Bosch Engineering GmbH company developed for railway transport a new alerting system about danger of collision. It includes the radar and the video camera for detection of cars, buses, railway vehicles and static obstacles in a way. Since the beginning of 2014 transport companies of Hanover and Frankfurt in actual practice test the trams equipped with such system. These tests will allow Bosch Engineering to carry out further improvement of a system and to complete process of its preparation for start in serial production in 2015.

Sensors increase traffic safety

At system development experience of Bosch company in serial production of spare parts was used for cars and also special by software for railway transport that in a complex allowed to create the highly effective solution with ample opportunities. The collision warning system consists of the video camera, the radar and highly effective control block.

For what both the video camera and the radar are at the same time used? Operation of the multi-purpose video camera consists in distinguishing the direction of following of the railroad and an obstacle in a way. And the mid-frequency radar with a viewing angle to 70 degrees and a range up to 160 meters registers information on other rail vehicles and also on provision and speed of the cars, trucks and buses which are under review. In addition to detection of moving objects, the radar-tracking system will recognize static obstacles, such as deadlock emphasis. The high-performance control block processes information obtained from sensors together with other data (for example, train speed). If a system fixes reduction distance to an object to dangerous level, it gives to the driver a visual and sound signal. Sensors of a new system work at any time, day and night, irrespective of weather conditions.

Partner in development of railway production

Bosch Engineering company, having at the order extensive experience and technical expertize in serial production of spare parts for cars, it is ready to propose the complete solutions to partners in the railway industry. It is about technologies of speed sensing of objects, measurements of parameters of the environment, the systems of the help to the driver, managements of operation of the engine, the systems of purification of exhaust gases. Engineers of Bosch develop the new solutions which are most conforming to requirements of customers for each specific applicability, adapting the software for special tasks and providing a full support, both at a development stage, and at a stage of carrying out tests. The applied radar technologies for railway transport allow to detect overhead power transmission lines and to determine transport motion speed. Bosch Engineering also offers services in development of systems of control of power units and design of the systems of purification of exhaust gases. This equipment promotes increase in safety of railway transport, allows to reduce operating costs, to provide the high performance of systems and the low level of emissions in the environment.