Visualisierung im Bahnlabor RailSiTe®

Abstract

The Institute of Transportation Systems of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) operates a railway simulation laboratory called RailSiTe (“Rail Simulation and Testing”). Within this lab virtual trains can be run on virtual tracks on a distributed computer simulation. Comparative tests of systems and variants for the use of railway signalling and control systems can be performed. Beside investigations of the technology research on human factors can also be made. Therefore an interlocking operator station and an industrial driver desk are coupled with the laboratory’s core. To operate the driver desk a visualisation system has been integrated into the lab to generate the driver’s view. Special attention had to be given on the needed effort to create individual scenarios and on the consistent use of data files with respect to the modular architecture of the lab.