SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 06/2023
A technical demonstration of remote train operations using 5G mobile communications
The 5G-Reallabor in Braunschweig-Wolfsburg project has demonstrated the technical feasibility of Remote Train Operation (RTO) using 5G mobile communications with special consideration for any human-factor user requirements for the RTO workplace. During the demonstration, a rail vehicle was remotely controlled in two operating scenarios involving remote-controlled shunting and remote-controlled driving for the purpose of clearing an open track on infrastructure in Schlettau (Saxony, Germany) from an RTO workplace situated at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig...