Supervisory control-based navigation architecture: a new framework for autonomous robots in industry 4.0 environments

AGC Gonzalez, MVS Alves, GS Viana… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Industry 4.0 is characterized by an increasing dependence on automation and
interconnection of systems due to the need for more efficient, autonomous, and …

An observational study on pedestrian and bicyclist violations at railroad grade crossings: exploring the impact of geometrical and operational attributes

AK Vivek, SS Mohapatra - Journal of safety research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: In order to enhance the existing body of research regarding the prevalence of
violations committed by pedestrians and bicyclists, this observational study utilized personal …

Developing accident prediction model for railway level crossings

C Liang, M Ghazel, O Cazier, EM El-Koursi - Safety science, 2018 - Elsevier
Railway level crossing (LX) safety continues to be one of the most critical issues for railways,
despite an ever-increasing focus on improving design and application practices. Accidents …

Hybrid online safety observer for CTCS-3 train control system on-board equipment

Y Zhang, H Wang, T Yuan, J Lv… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The on-board equipment of Chinese Train Control System-3 (CTCS-3) plays a key role in
protecting trains from over-speeding. Conventional over-speed protection methods monitor …

Risk analysis on level crossings using a causal Bayesian network based approach

C Liang, M Ghazel, O Cazier, EM El-Koursi - Transportation research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Safety is a core issue in railway operation. In particular, Level Crossing (LX) safety is one of
the most critical issues that railway stakeholders need to deal with. Accidents at European …

Increasing the readiness of railway traffic control devices using a functional test generation method

P Drózd, A Rosiński - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Railway traffic control (RTC) equipment are technical devices developed for maintaining the
safety of rail vehicle traffic operation, and must satisfy certain requirements related to a …

A new insight on the risky behavior of motorists at railway level crossings: An observational field study

C Liang, M Ghazel, O Cazier, EM El-Koursi - Accident Analysis & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Accidents at railway level crossings (LXs) give rise to serious material and human damage.
Particularly, collisions between trains and motorized vehicles are the most critical accidents …

Ultra-safe and reliable enhanced train-centric communication-based train control system

D Zamouche, M Mohammedi, S Aissani, M Omar - Computing, 2022 - Springer
The autonomous vehicles emergence is a significant step forward in the development of
safe and dependable intelligent transportation systems. In vehicular automation, digital …

Diagnosability analysis of intermittent faults in discrete event systems using a twin-plant structure

A Boussif, M Ghazel - International Journal of Control, Automation and …, 2020 - Springer
Most research in fault diagnosis of discrete event systems has been focused on permanent
failures. However, experience with monitoring of dynamic systems shows that intermittent …

Analyzing risky behavior of motorists during the closure cycle of railway level crossings

C Liang, M Ghazel, O Cazier, EM El-Koursi - Safety science, 2018 - Elsevier
Level Crossing (LX) safety is one of the most critical issues for railways. Collisions between
trains and motorized vehicles contribute most to LX accidents, while the risky behavior of …