CORDIS

WP1: Business Analytics, KPIs, Top Level Requirements
Identification of Market Segments and its requirements in the transport market to maintain and expand the market share of freight rail business for achieving the societal needs according to white paper.
Development of high-level technical specifications and development of Key Performance Indicators for the whole IP 5 program.
The KPI work for freight is one input to IMPACT II project in measurements of the developments/innovation carried out in IP5.

WP2: Condition based maintenance
The main objective is to develop an overall condition based and predictive maintenance strategy in alignment with all overall Shift2Rail targets.
Definition of new roles and responsibilities in the interaction of the area asset, fleet and maintenance management.
Processes to execute new condition based and predictive maintenance program. Determination of relevant variables for condition monitoring of components. Furthermore, life cycle characteristics of components and maintenance program for specific components. Advanced data analysis from locomotives and wagons comparing actual values and thresholds with future approach. With new technologies such as sensors and big data handling it is possible to change procedures to a more agile approach. This leads to more competitive and reliable rail freight transports . With larger share of rail freight the societal needs with regards to emissions can be fulfilled.

WP3: Telematics and electrification
The overall objective of this work package is to decide upon the suitable hardware and functionality (i.e. sensors, communication technology and computers) based on existing technologies. The development comprises a wagon On-Board Unit, different modules of a wagon and cargo monitoring system for maintenance and logistic purposes, systems for on board and wayside Communication. This gives the society a more reliable and attractive railway.

WP4: Running gear, Core and Extended market wagon
The objective is to deliver specific requirements for the freight running gear and the Core and Extended Market Wagons. Concepts with focus on vehicle-track interaction (vehicle dynamics, wear, damage, noise) and LCC are developed, and optimizing the acoustic and aerodynamic characteristics of the wagon design . Results from WP3 and WP5 is integrated into the concept.
Wagon development and running gear development is a key for gaining more volume on the vehicles saving both costs and environment.

WP5: Automatic coupling
Following steps are included in this call: Automatic coupler conceptual design along with technical requirements. Migration plan and cost benefit analysis.

WP1 Business, Analytics, KPIs, Top Level Requirements
Analysis of requirements to reach competitiveness and values for societal needs, business analysis delivered.
Started work and finalized work on high-level specifications for wagon and propulsion
Started work on KPI development and refinement for the freight rail sector together with project IMPACT II.

WP2 Condition based and predictive maintenance
The CBM project approach and user cases have been detailed and data gathering among with analysis for a new maintenance regime taken place.
4-step maturity model to reach an overall condition based and predictive maintenance program developed
Design of the CBM architecture and processes to execute new condition based and predictive maintenance program.
Data analysis of maintenance data and sensor data regarding key components and determination of variables for components along with maintenance program for specific components.

WP3 Telematics & electrification
State of art analysis and collection of industry and rail sector requirements completed as well as defined requirements of wOBU positioning function, positioning algorithms developed, and reference scenarios selected and performed.
Coordination with complementary project INNOWAG regarding cargo monitoring - and its interface to wOBU (wagon onboard unit).
Recently following studies have been carried out; Requirement Analysis and Technologies evaluation for train’s wireless backbone. Detailed Specification of train’s wireless backbone infrastructure. Safety Analysis. Algorithms for positioning rail freight trains. “Technologies for wagon monitoring systems”. Wayside condition monitoring impact analysis. Specification of data model for application interface of CMS.

WP4 Running Gear, Core and Extended market wagon
State of the art elaborated and wagon envelope and concept of test-bench for acoustic analysis developed
Core market wagon and bogie selected as final concepts and detailed analysis towards Y25 bogie family carried out. 3D analysis for wagon and bogie carried out. Modular concept for extended market wagon completed.
Concepts be benchmarked on track friendliness and running gear approaches towards low noise, track friendliness have advanced. Integrations towards WP3 and WP5 have taken place. The 5L concept have been integrated in the work for both extended wagon, running gear and core market wagon.

WP5 Automated Coupling
Version of the technical specifications developed.
Development of the coupler head design and wagon interfaces delivered.
CBA and migration plan to introduce automatic couplers finalized.
Alignment with operators group and TIS has taken place and common approaches identified with regards to migration.

WP6 High Level System architecture & Integration
Work on alignment activities have taken place in a new TMT structure within IP5 level and examples of technical integration are connecting all WPs especially WP3 and WP5 towards WP4.
IT architecture with focus on automated transports will be delivered in the end of FR8RAIL project.

WP7 Dissemination
Website active and FR8RAIL have a membership in the EU dissemination booster.
Active participation at conferences such as TRA, INNOTRANS, Logistic fair in Munich and other national conferences in Austria, Germany. Spain and Sweden to give some examples.
Several scientific papers, posters and articles is published and presented at academic conferences.

WP8 Management
TMT conference calls and F2F meetings have been organized regulary.
Training for financial reporting and processes following Quality plan have been performed.

"With market analysis and high level requirements as a base FR8RAIL have paved the way to following areas of innovation.
""Defined condition based and predictive maintenance approach and use cases, analysed top components and feedings.
Integrated features in the freight wagon such as telematics and automated couplers.
Development of positioning algorithms for the wagons and low cost receivers and advanced parameter studies for monitoring of wheel profiles based on on-board sensors
Identification of suitable sensor systems for noise and vibration monitoring, testing is ongoing and to be finalized in FR8RAIL II.
Development and selection of wagon concept, bogie and wagon concept are being modeled for further detailing and assessment enabling running gear with low noice and trackfriendliness. Modular approach is also one study.
Based on existing SA5 coupler a new version of automated coupler is under development with enhanced functionality aligned with the IP5 vision for the future automation. Introducing automated couplers for freight gives opportunity to higher degree of automation and safety values.""






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