Trio-TRAIN is a cluster of integrated research projects. The projects aim at further promoting interoperability by increasing virtual certification, i.e. replacing testing by simulation and proposing a simplification of the authorisation processes through an optimised mix of field testing, mock-up testing and simulation.
The overall goal is to contribute to the competitiveness of rail by reducing the costs and time of certification.
TrioTRAIN will therefore address the most relevant issues for a rail vehicle certification, namely: the train aerodynamics (AeroTRAIN); the vehicle dynamics (DynoTRAIN); the pantograph-catenary interaction (PantoTRAIN).
When necessary, the “open points” in the TSI and inconstancies in the existing acceptance criteria will be closed by proposing revision of these criteria.
| AeroTRAIN Duration: June 2009 – May 2012 Budget: 4.04 million EUR Partners: 18 |
PantoTRAIN Duration: June 2009 – May 2012 Budget 3.63 million EUR Partners: 16 |