Transportation Markets Boom with Modular Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) Solutions Streamlined Performance, Extended Reliability and Improved Passenger Experience are Driving Factors in Embedded Transportation Design

Transportation Markets Boom with Modular Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) Solutions Today’s transportation markets are gearing up for business, driven by commitments to a greener, faster, safer and more connected transportation experience. Reducing cost and inefciency is the driving force behind these goals – and while the market may be fragmented, these priorities represent common ground in the range of air, sea, land and rail applications facing embedded designers. At the same time, many transportation applications are more demanding than ever, requiring greater bandwidth, networking and performance...

Growing Economies, Evolving Designs Transportation design is largely driven by the need to deal with change –reducing air pollution and trafc congestion, and providing safe and easy ways to travel and do business. Innovations here ultimately spur growth with increased focus on improving mobility and renewing infrastructures. Systems must be developed more quickly and cost effectively, and they must consider and protect the environment. Ideally they deliver real-time information to passengers with growing expectations of service and comfort – and they do all this while facing the reality that...

Technical Demands Within a Diverse Market Next generation systems will require even greater exibility, higher bandwidth and more connectivity. Further, many of these new applications stem from Ethernet-based services, and as a result transportation operators are welcoming a uniform Ethernet-based communication infrastructure. Realtime data sharing, automated safety measures, TCN (train control network), classical train management and a range of control systems are beneting from this homogeneous environment; a major shift is underway and many outdated, proprietary and country-specic systems are...

Computer-on-Modules (COMs) are providing the base for transportation solutions in control and infotainment. Market applications range from passenger-facing systems such as multichannel audio and DVD playback, to operational systems such as navigation and safety. COMs are practically-complete computers mounted directly onto a carrier board, ideal for devices and applications where the design requires a small footprint with high performance, low power consumption, exibility of design, easy customization, or all of the above. Smaller form factors have recently been added to the standard; COMs are...

to digital technology due to their greater sensitivity to light) are installed in each of the tunnels to be monitored; each unit features a Kontron CP307 3U CompactPCI board as its primary CPU. Each CPU processes enormous amounts of data, analyzing video images in real time, and simultaneously controlling the alert management system. Compiled data is stored for dened periods of time, and is further protected by either RAID-5 or RAID-10 technology date-, time- and location-stamp to ensure its legal value if necessary in court. CAPTION: The Kontron CP307 is a high performance rugged Intel® Core™...

communication and GPS. Passengers have the ability to receive SMS text messages alerting them to trafc disturbances or delays of individual buses. to 70°C with a rugged-proled aluminum case. Integrating the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor Z530 with 533 MHz FSB, the MPCX28R supports up to 1GB of DDR2 RAM and allows customer-specic extensions though a PCI/104 expansion slot for space-saving PCI/104 expansion cards. CAPTION: The Venturo Light Rail/Road Vehicle Management System is e1 and EN50155 certied central vehicle management platform for road and railway vehicles. Flexible installation and control...

The Kontron HMITR rugged HMI display can be used in one of two versions, either with hard keys or with touch screen. The design meets the requirements for the driver‘s cab of the International Union of Railways (UIC), which calls for reducing costs through modularization of components, improving operational procedures and assists in generating cost savings in terms of driver training. The Kontron HMITR fullls these rigid railway cockpit standards including those related to smoke and re. Its compact design uses a minimum of space, providing a great advantage in the retrot and modernization of...

Summary/Conclusion The growing importance on sustaining communities through effective mobility means transportation demands are booming like never before. China alone has committed 700 billion RMB annually (about $100 billion U.S.) to the expansion of its rail network; even the U.S. is stepping into high-speed rail with a $40 billion system being developed in California. The range of design opportunities and requirements is growing accordingly – applications run the gamut from conductor operations and terminals, automatic piloting, centralized control centers, safety monitoring, real-time passenger...

Kontron is a global leader in embedded computing technology. With more than 30% of its employees in Research and Development, Kontron creates many of the standards that drive the world’s embedded computing platforms. Kontron’s product longevity, local engineering and support, and value-added services, helps create a sustainable and viable embedded solution for OEMs and system integrators. Kontron works closely with its customers on their embedded application-ready platforms and custom solutions, enabling them to focus on their core competencies. The result is an accelerated time-to-market, reduced...