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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ON RAIL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Proposal to tailor Systems Engineering to suit
heavy rail infrastructure projects.
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PETER BARFOD PMP, MIEAUST
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Presentation Overview
• Personal experience
• Align understanding
• Constrain applicability
• Assess rail projects
• Propose tailoring
• Requirements Analysis, Integration & Development
• Conclude
• Questions
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My 2nd Project
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M2 Motorway Traffic Management System
1.1
TRAFFIC FLOW
SUB-SYSTEM
1.2
TRAFFIC SIGNS
SUB-SYSTEM
1.3
CCTV
SURVEILLANCE
SUB-SYSTEM
1.4
EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE
SUB-SYSTEM
1.7
COMMUNICATIONS
BACKBONE
SUB-SYSTEM
1.8
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
COMPUTER SUB-SYSTEM
1.9
OFFICE FACILITIES
SUB-SYSTEM
1.5
STRUCTURES
1.0
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
1.20
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
1.21
TRAINING AND LOGISTICS
1.22
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
AND QUALITY
1.20.1/2/3
RQMTS ANALYSIS
AND DESIGN
1.20.4
SYSTEM VERIFICATION
AND TEST
1.20.5
TECHNICAL MGNT
AND CONTROL
OPERATIONAL
TELEPHONE
SUB-SYSTEM
1.6
Traffic Signs
Subsystem
CCTV
Surveillance
Subsystem
Emergency
Telephone
Subsystem
Traffic Flow
System
Video Wall
Subsystem
Traffic
Management
Subsystem
Computer
Faults on cables
reported
Display views
and CCTV
Display speed limits and
information on signs
Monitor vehicle
count and
speed
Status of CCTV
cameras reported
Monitor calls
Communications
Backbone
Subsystem
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SE processes in ISO15288
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Types of Rail Projects
• Rail infrastructure projects (SWRL, NSFC,
K2RQ, Clearways)
• Rolling stock (Waratahs, Oscars)
• Implementing new technology (ATP, DTRS,
ETS)
• Product Development (ATRICS, ETS?, Rolling
stock?)
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Rail Infrastructure Projects
• Perway (Track, OHW, Signalling, Civil structures,
communications, etc)
• Stations (platforms/ turnbacks, vertical transport,
passenger systems and facilities, staff systems and
facilities, BMS/ FCS, HVAC, etc)
• Stabling Yards (roads, admin building, lighting, buffer
stops, etc)
• Special: tunnels
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Assessment Criteria
• QTY Functions
• QTY Stakeholders
• Development of a product
• Implement New technology
• Interface Development
• Safety Critical
• Procurement
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Assessment
Criteria
Project type
Many
Functions
Many
Stakeholders
Product
Development
Interface
Development
Rail
Safety
Critical
Procurement?
Rail infrastructure
projects
N (?) Y N N Y Y
Rolling Stock Y Y Y (?) Y (?) Y Y
Implement New
Technology
Y (?) Y (?) Y Y Y (?) Y (?)
Product Development Y (?) Y (?) Y Y Y (?) Y (?)
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Requirements Analysis
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Simple explanation of systems engineering processes:
• Develop good requirements and use them in your project.
• stakeholder analysis
• document review
• context analysis
• states and modes analysis
• the rest of scenario analysis
• data analysis
• parsing analysis
• out-of-range analysis
• other constraints search

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Technical Integration
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The purpose of the Integration Process is to
assemble a system that is consistent with the
architectural design.

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What About?
• Signalling System
• Control systems (eg ATRICS, Vicos)
• SCADA systems
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SW Development vs Configuration
• Provides client-specific business functionality
• Involves development of configuration code
Application
Configuration
• SCADA, ERP, BSS/ OSS
• Avoid development or changing
Application
Software
• Unix, Windows, Linux, etc
• Do not develop
Operating
System
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Summary
I believe that there is benefit in tailoring
Systems Engineering for Rail Infrastructure
projects as such:
–Implement requirements analysis that focuses on:
• States and modes analysis
• challenge review
–a separate integration engineering function is likely
not required
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