Objective MODBRAKE aims at contributing to the practical implementation of interoperability of railway systems across Europe by addressing brake system performance. The project follows the vision and approach of the Integrated Project MODTRAIN, which started in February 2004. The braking system is one of the most critical and complex subsystems of rail vehicles, in particular in relation to safety requirements. Current situation in brake supply sector is characterised by the unnecessary and costly diversity of brake systems design, testing, validation and maintenance procedures. To reduce this complexity and therefore the costs of the brake systems the project proposes modularisation of the brake system. The related system specifications will be elaborated, evaluated and tested to develop a modular brake concept. The standardised modules will be interchangeable in terms of functions and interfaces while they may still be specific to each manufacturer so as to guarantee future technological progress. The main outputs o f the project will be: -Specification of the modules (according to all relevant levels of the rolling stock architecture) of the brake system -Design of the modules and their interfaces -Specification of assessment and maintenance processes (especially ins pection/test criteria for safety and reliability) -Development/improvement of a tool for the evaluation of the life-cycle-costs of brake modules -Realisation and practical tests of prototypes -Direct proposals to standardisation bodies about future brake requirements to be standardised or standards to be enhanced. The main stakeholders in the high-speed railway sector (the 2 major European brake suppliers; the 4 major European system integrators; 3 railway operators; 2 industrial associations) assisted by 3 research centres and 1 project management company, join their efforts to contribute to the ambitious goal of providing the European customer with an affordable, attractive and safe railway system. Fields of science natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2005-3.3.1.3.2 - Research domain 3.14 (only for rail transport) and research domain 3.16 Call for proposal FP6-2005-TRANSPORT-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNION OF EUROPEAN RAILWAY INDUSTRIES EU contribution No data Address Avenue louise, 221 Brussels Belgium See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALMA CONSULTING GROUP SAS France EU contribution No data Address Domaine des bois d'houlbec 27120 Houlbec-cocherel See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA France EU contribution No data Address 3, avenue andre malraux Levallois-perret See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ANSALDOBREDA S.P.A. 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Italy EU contribution No data Address Via volvera 51 Piossasco (turin) See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTYTUT POJAZDOW SZYNOWYCH TABOR Poland EU contribution No data Address Ul. warszawska 181 Poznan See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Moosacherstrasse 80 Munich See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POLITECNICO DI TORINO Italy EU contribution No data Address Corso duca degli abruzzi 24 Torino See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution No data Address Wittelsbacherplatz 2 Munich See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SOCIETE NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS France EU contribution No data Address 34 rue du commandant mouchotte Paris See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN Germany EU contribution No data Address Strasse des 17. juni 135 Berlin See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRENITALIA S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazza della croce rossa, 1 Roma See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER France EU contribution No data Address 16, rue jean rey Paris See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data