SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 06/2024
Current considerations on the further development of ETCS localisation
Vehicle localisation using ETCS (E uropean Train Control System) is safe and available, but relatively inaccurate if balises a re not installed in the track r egularly . S ince this causes costs , the further development of ETCS localisation is being pursued in various projects. A central idea is to provide an autonomous localisation system in the vehicle, which distributes the location data to the peripheral systems . No system solution has yet to emerge. This article provides an overview, classifies the current developments from an ETCS point of view and shows the correlations...