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Innovative Design in Decision Support

System for Railway

Main Control System (MCS) System Design

K.M. TsangSenior Engineer-Control, MTRCL

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Decision Support System

Complex station and track environments

Complicated railway electrical and mechanical systems

Railway rules and procedures

Communication with the relevant internal and external parties

Timely and proper handling of incident and service recovery

Need for Decision Support System (DSS)

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Decision Support System

Acquire critical equipment status

Provide key information on user friendly HMI

Recommend a course of actions

Assist in making decision

Minimise human error

Decision Support System (DSS)

Target Users:

Station Operators

OCC Operators

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Evolution of DSS in MTR

1993

Tseung Kwan O Line Main Control System

20032002

First Trial at Yau Ma Tei Station

Urban Line Station Management System

2000 2007 2014

DSS for selection of tunnel ECS mode (developed by OCC staff using HTML)

Main Control Systemof West Island Line / South Island Line etc….

West Rail Line Main Control System

DSS Enhancement after Tai Lam Tunnel incident

Present

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DSS in Urban Line Station Management System

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DSS in Tseung Kwan O Line Main Control System

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DSS in West Rail Line Main Control System

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Increasing Demand for DSS

Deep station

Long adit

Lift assisted evacuation

Intelligent signage

Long tunnel with cross passage door

Huge station for XRL

Challenges for future railway lines

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Current DSS Design – Generic Screen Framework

Overview Panel Station/tunnel overview with

necessary real-time info

Overview Panel

Information/Resource Panel

DSS Tool Panel

Information/Resource Panel Video clip showing station/

track view Geographic information system Emergency contacts and

telephone directories Schematic diagrams of major

E&M systems Emergency resource list etc.

DSS Tool Panel Procedural check list tool What-if analysis DSS tool Station evacuation DSS tool

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Current Design – DSS Main Screen

Information / Resource

TrackView

StationView GIS

Tel.Dir.

Sys.Sch.

BIM

Retrieve Customise

Emer.Res.

Track ViewStation ViewTunnel ViewBIMGISEmergency PlanEmergency Tel. Dir.

DSS Tools

What-ifAnalysis

StationEvacuation

TunnelEvacuation

Fan AreaSmoke Extract. Check List

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Current Design - Information/Resource Panel (1)

Track View Station View

2D View 3D View

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Current Design - Information/Resource Panel (2)

Emergency Telephone Directory ICCS Schematic

Emergency Resources

地面庫2個30米鋼卷尺13

地面庫3個8磅手錘12

地面庫2把潘得羅爾扣件搬手11

地面庫3\5把375mm\450mm 活搬手10

地面庫3個扁口管擰子9

地面庫2個六角管擰子8

地面庫4把道釘錘7

地面庫3根翻軌器6

地面庫3根橇棍5

地面庫1台起道機4

地下庫1把三軌檢查尺3

地下庫1把支距尺2

地下庫2把軌距檢查尺1

存放位置總數單位規格名稱序號

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Current Design - What-If Analysis DSS Tool

What if

Preview

E-Mode 1

E-Mode 21

E-Mode 40

E-Mode 48

E-Mode 51

E-Mode 79

E-Mode 101

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Current Design - Station Evacuation DSS Tool

AB

C

D E

FG

I

H

Fire Zone Alarm

A B C D F G IHDetected

Confirmed

Route Blocked

ENT.A

ENT.B

ENT.C

Plat.1

Conc.Up

Plat.2

Conc.Dn

CONFIRME

Recommendations

Preview Execute

Actions Confidence

80%E-Mode 1

1

E-Mode 8 60%

1

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DSS for Forthcoming New Railway Lines/Extensions

West Island Line

South Island Line

Kwun Tong Line Extension

Shatin to Central Link(East West Line)

Express Rail Link

Shatin to Central Link(North South Line)

2014 Q2

2014 Q3

2015 Q1

2015 Q3

2017

2020

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THANK YOU

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Entrance C1Pok Fu Lam Road

Entrance B1Whitty Street

Entrance B2Hill Road

To Entrance C2Belcher’s Street

Entrance AHKU

Hong Kong University Station – 3D View

70m deep

340m long

Moving Walkway

Passenger Adit

4 High Capacity Lifts

8 High Capacity Lifts

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Hong Kong University Station – Section View

70m

150 m

C1

B2

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Lift Assisted Evacuation

Fire at Station Box Fire at Adit

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Intelligent Signage – Example for Platform Fire

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Intelligent Signage – Example for Adit Fire

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XRL - West Kowloon Station