Choo Choo On My Caboose Train System

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Features
3. Installation
   • Clone the Repository
   • Install Dependencies
4. Usage
5. Contributing
6. License
7. Contact

Introduction

The objective of this project is to develop a fully operational train simulation. The system will include software and hardware elements that will allow for a demonstration of a scheduling center, a control office, a train model, track and train controllers, as well as the necessary communications between different modules. The system will have user interfaces for each model that allow for input and interactions for all possible users.

Features

Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Office

• Select and Switch Between Manual and Automatic Dispatch Modes
• Select and Load Schedules in Automatic Modes
• Dispatch Trains with Destination Station and Arrival Time
• Dispatch Train Manually to a Destination Block
• Determines Authority within Safety Limits
• Determines Speed within Safety Limits
• Display Track Occupancy of the Transit System
• Display Passenger Throughput Metrics
• Maintenance Mode: Close Track Blocks and Switch Between Track Sections

Track Controller

• Detects and Reports Track Block Occupancy Status
• Control Railway Crossing Lights and Gates
• Determines Railway Signal Status
• Determines Track Switch Positions
• Receives Speed and Authority
• PLC Program Upload
• Maintenance Mode: Manual Track Switching

Track Model

• Displays track from Excel file

Train Model

• Set and Regulate Internal Train Temperature
• Train Lights Status
• Train Doors Status
• Passenger Emergency Brake
• Calculates Newton’s Laws
• Display Train Properties
• Receive Track Circuit Signal with Speed and Authority
• Failure Modes

Train Controller

• Safety Critical Architecture
• Train Lighting Control
• Train Door Control
• On-Board Station Announcement
• Stopping Procedure
• Driver Speed Control
• Driver Emergency Brake
• Driver Service Brake
• Configurable Train Parameters
• Train Restriction by Authority and Speed Limit
• Train Regulation by Commanded Speed
• Fault Monitoring and Safety

Moving Block Overlay (MBO) Controller

• Create Personell Schedules
• Create Train Schedules
• Load in Crewmember Profiles

Installation

Clone the Repository

To clone the repository, run the following command:

git clone git@github.com:Feddockh/train_system.git

Install Dependencies

Make sure you have Python installed. Use pip to install the required packages listed in requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Make sure you are at the top level of the repo

python -m train_system.main

or to run the ctc tc demo

python -m train_system.ctc_tc_demo

Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Office

python -m train_system.ctc_manager.ctc_manager

Track Controller

python -m train_system.track_controller.track_controller_manager

Track Model

python -m train_system.track_model.track_model

Train Model

python -m train_system.train_model.train_model_ui_v3

Train Controller

python -m train_system.train_controller.tc_manager

Moving Block Overlay (MBO) Controller

python -m train_system.mbo_manager.mbo_ui

Contributing

• Hayden Feddock: common, ctc_manager
• Garrett Deller, Isabella Terick: track_controller
• Matt Discepola: track_model
• Jeremy Love: train_model
• Amber Earnest, Daniel Stoller: train_controller
• Arissa Buchina - mbo_manager

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

For any questions, issues, or contributions, please feel free to reach out to us:

Email: hayden4feddock@gmail.com GitHub Issues: GitHub Issues Page