During RP1 different activities about the two project streams linked to TD 2.4 and TD 2.6 were performed. In particular, related to TD 2.4:
• the requirements for railway regarding GNSS use, as well as the test cases for the performance evaluation were identified and analyzed in WP2 that was concluded with the submission of D2.1 and D2.2;
• Within WP3, the GATE4Rail simulation blocks required for assessing the GNSS performance in the railway operational environment and then the end impact on virtual balise detection were analyzed. Particularly, it was started the definition of the high-level interfaces between each simulation block and the analysis and modelling of local errors in presence of obstacles.
• The functional and operative requirements of the geographically distributed simulation and verification infrastructure were identified within WP4 in the submitted D4.1.
Related to TD2.6:
• the methodology and the tools that ensure the modularity and versatility of the simulation and verification infrastructure were identified in WP5 that was concluded with the submission of D5.1 D5.2 and D5.3. The Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) approach was identified for the implementation of the GATE4Rail test-bed. Moreover, WP5 addressed an overview of the approval process in different countries, with the objective to provide safety needs as inputs for the platform architecture design.
• the methodology and tools to support the development and the automation of operations were identified and analyzed in WP6 and two deliverable, D6.1 and D6.2 were submitted. Continuous integration (CI) was selected as a software development methodology that enables automating the integration of code changes from multiple contributors into a single software project.
Regarding the dissemination and communication activities (WP7): the website was set up at the beginning of the project (
http://www.gate4rail.eu(opens in new window)). Brochure, leaflet and 1st newsletter of the project were produced, and a poster shown at WCRR 2019 (Tokyo).
During RP2, different activities about the two project streams linked to TD 2.4 and TD 2.6 were performed. In particular, related to TD 2.4:
• Within WP3: the main capabilities of the tools and their interfaces were defined and described. A standardized GNSS database that includes the parameters to be tested to consider the effect of local and global hazards and the raw data to be used to process the PVT solution was defined. Finally, two families of local errors were selected and modeled: common errors observed in typical environments and errors generated by local short obstacles.
• Within WP4: Modules and interfaces connecting the GNSS and ERTMS labs, according to the requirements and decomposition of the modules defined in deliverable D4.1 of WP4, were defined. The detailed design presented in deliverable D4.2 supported the execution of test defined in WP2 and was the main input for D4.3 document. Finally, development and testing of GATE4Rail infrastructure were performed and finalized by fulfilling the requirements and the design defined in deliverables D4.1 and D4.2 of WP4, reaching at the end of the project for the set-up of the infrastructure and the characterization of the environment TRL4.
In particular, related to TD2.6:
• Within WP6: the methodology and tools for automated evaluation of test results were defined. In parallel, as the final step of the process started in WP5 with deliverable D5.2 and continued in WP6, a set of general common requirements for future NoBo approval of the GATE4Rail platform architecture was proposed and applied (as described in deliverable D6.3). For the concept for automated simulation, infrastructure was reached at the end of the project TRL3.
For the dissemination and communication activities (WP7), the organization of dissemination events and the participation to conferences were considered to disseminate the project and its research activities. Results of the project were presented during the final event organized on February 22nd, culminating with a real demonstration in the ERTMS laboratory of CEDEX, on two operational railways lines, respectively in Italy and Spain.
