PSCHITT-Rail

Modality of the multimodal PSCHITT transport research platform, the PSCHITT-Rail platform is a simulator dedicated to rail driving. It is part of the laboratory's autonomous mobility platform and is part of the CPER RITMEA regional AV-Lab platform.

General presentation

Designed by LAMIH, the PSCHITT-Rail platform reproduces the operation of a tramway or train in a safe, experimental context, for professional drivers or autonomous systems. Dynamic and immersive, it is a semi-heavyweight scientific facility (1:1 scale cab, Alstom console, mobile base...) featuring a railway simulation software environment specifically adapted for research purposes.

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Implemented in numerous projects, the PSCHITT-Rail platform's advanced functionalities enable it to safely meet experimental needs in different usage contexts, such as:

The design, prototyping and evaluation of advanced driver assistance systems;
The analysis and modeling of driver and user behavior, particularly in potentially accident-prone contexts;
Studies related to safety in rail transport.

Keywords

Driver-vehicle cooperation, autonomous trains, rail safety, driver & driving monitoring.

Representative projects

EcoVigiDriv (vigilance, eco-driving assistance)
X2Rail-1 (cybersecurity)
STRMTG (impact on security of elements potentially masking visibility)

Features

Tram/train driving simulation (dynamic, visual and sound immersion)
Driver interaction, live or planned in advance (scripting)
Real-time information capture (driver and environment)
Possible integration or replacement of physical equipment ("hardware-in-the-loop")
Possibility of cross-interaction (see "cosimulation" video below) with LAMIH's SHERPA automotive simulator

Technical data

Rail-specific
- Generic scale 1 tram/train cab
- Citadis Dualis driver console (Alstom)
- Rail simulation environment based on an OKSimRail kernel (Oktal-Sydac)
Immersion
- Motion: dynamic base with 6 degrees of freedom (Bosch-Rexroth)
- Video: 225° restitution via full HD screens (Samsung)
- Audio: 6.1 multichannel system (Behringer, RME), cab intercom
Instrumentation
- Driver data collection system (actions on console) and environment
- Oculometers (Seeing Machines, SMI)
- Multisource audio-video recording system

Financing

The platform is part of the Contrat de Plan État-Région (CPER) RITMEA, co-financed by the Union Européenne with the Fonds Européen de Développement Régional (FEDER), by the État and by the Région Hauts-de-France.

Contact

Scientific manager : Chouki Sentouh
Platform managers : Gérald Conreur and Thierry Poulain
Scientific coordinator : Chouki Sentouh
Scientific coordinator : Chouki Sentouh Email : @email