Presentation by SNCF in 19/20 April 2004

Meeting in

Kranjska

Topic 3: User manuals

• Simplicity for the understanding and operation

• Practical

• Almost perfect

• The user feels satisfied with the consequences

Some aspects are expected to be improved by the developers

• Stability of the software

Topic 4: Installation reports and test program

• Mechanical installation for 2 wagons in the 9th, 10th, 11th March 2004 at Miramas

• Some small problems about the calibration for the loading sensors (the loading sensors send an error distance data between the sensor plane and the rail surface)

• Installations of the remaining components at the end of April 2004

Test program

• FM is located in the St Lazare in Paris • Business Unit "Coal and Steel Products"• Installation and initialisation at Miramas under a

supervision of the TRANSPORTDATA and EDC• 8 S 56 wagons for the transport of coils (steel)

between Fos Coussoul (France) - Avigliana (Italy)• 2 S 58 wagons for the transport of steel among

France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden with different itineraries in Europe

• Active/sleep mode on the OBTs

• Delay

• Load/unloading monitoring

• For a guarantee in the success for test program: well-comprehension for the software (operation procedure and some basic principle for the software in general) so as to know when a problem occurs, where is the problem and who is responsible for solving the problem - because there are many different partners in the F-MAN project and a limited IT knowledge for FM

• If the software isn’t available and the problem is serious, then the user can request the developers (IVU and NTUA) to solve it

• Finally deliverance will consist on a global synthesis of the obtained results (the results will be compared with initial function scenarios and design in the document of the F-MAN verification plan, F-MAN architecture, Function analysis, Description of the functional requirements).

• The remarks of the fleet manager on the functions and the man machine interface (software).

• Some parts about the software should be updated and modified according to the feedback from the users.

Topic 6: Questions about exploitation

• Joining F-MAN: Internal goals for doing so?

• Improve the rotation efficiency for our wagons resources

• Improve our productivity of the Railway Company

Present role of F-MAN in your company

• Integrated with the PCA: “Coal and Steel Products”

• The project is very favourable

Tests: Participation of the other departments than freight?

• PCA: “Coal and Steel Products”

After the end of the project:

• How the F-MAN prototype will be integrated in your IT – world?

• Which kind of feasibility study has been made/is planned?

• It brings us again a new IT application in our railway company. More nicely, it is the application for new technologies - telecommunication and computer in the transport area (Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS))

• We will take great advantage of the new technology which plays an important role in our railway company.

• Dissemination and implementation of the software in all Europe railway company by way of a Business Management Tool (E-commerce)

• One of the successful projects in Europe and quicken Europe integration

Thanks for your attention!