Railway system with diagnostic system and method for operating same
AssigneeSiemens Mobility GmbH
InventorsWitali Sauter, Karsten Blum
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Abstract
A railway system has a diagnostic system for monitoring railway components of the railway system and at least one railway component connected to the diagnostic system. The railway component is configured to automatically transmit a self-describing data set to the diagnostic system and/or allow the diagnostic system to request such a data set as part of a plug-and-play process upon being connected. The diagnostic system is configured to receive the data set from the railway component and to integrate the railway component into the remaining diagnostic operation on the basis of the data set.
Claims16
A railway system, comprising:
- a diagnostic system for monitoring railway components of the railway system;
- and
- at least one railway component connected to said diagnostic system;
- said at least one railway component being configured, as part of a plug-and-play process following a connection to said diagnostic system, to autonomously transmit a self-describing data set or to allow said diagnostic system to request the data set, wherein the data set is a data set specific to the railway component and the data set by itself completely describes the railway component and the data set includes at least:
- an unambiguous identification of the railway component;
- a data structure of the information or diagnostic data of the railway component;
- and
- rules which could lead to a diagnostic result;
- and
- said diagnostic system being configured to receive the data set from the railway component and to integrate the railway component into a further diagnostic operation on a basis of the data set.
A method for operating a railway system which has a diagnostic system for monitoring railway components of the railway system, the method comprising:
- following a connection of a railway component to the diagnostic system, autonomously transmitting with the railway component a self-describing data set and/or allowing the diagnostic system to request a self-describing data set as a part of a plug-and-play process, wherein the data set is a data set specific to the railway component, the data set by itself completely describes the railway component, and the data set includes at least:
- an unambiguous identification of the railway component;
- a data structure of the information or diagnostic data of the railway component;
- and
- rules which could lead to a diagnostic result;
- and
- receiving the data set by the diagnostic system from the railway component and integrating the railway component into a further diagnostic operation based on the data set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.