Research Projects

The research group “Signalling” within the long-term cooperation between TU Darmstadt and Deutsche Bahn (Germany’s biggest railway company) works on innovative solutions in the field of railway control, command and signalling technology (CCS). The aim of railway signalling is to avoid threads for humans, goods and railway infrastructure. To achieve the climate goals, the modal split of the railway must be improved. Hence, more capacity is needed to ensure stable operations. CCS technology has a large influence on the capacity of the railway network. New technologies like ETCS level 3 will allow for a major revision of railway safety concepts. It increases the capacity of the existing infrastructure because less space on the track needs to be reserved for a single train. Automatic train operation will allow for a more energy-efficient way of driving. The prospective increase of capacity and the reduction of operation costs enable railways as an environmental mode of transport to stay competitive.

There are several individual projects within the research group. E.g., developing a new rule-based logic for interlocking systems or creating concepts for automatic train operation in case of exceptional occurrences. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

This Project is supervised by Prof. Dr. Andreas Oetting.