Method for securing a piloting system of a reconfigurable multi-unit vehicle and a secure piloting system

摘要

A method for securing a control system and a secured control system of a multi-unit vehicle. The control system has a device for determining a composition of the multi-unit vehicle, that can autonomously determine the composition of the multi-unit vehicle and generate composition data. A calculator for at least one unit of the multi-unit vehicle. Each calculator is connectable to an inlet/outlet set of inlet/outlet modules for at least one unit and to the composition-determining device, in order to exchange operating data of the unit and/or the multi-unit vehicle with each inlet/outlet module, and to acquire data relating to the composition from the determination device. At least one module for dynamically securing the exclusive connection of each calculator to the inlet/outlet set determines, from the composition data, the validity of the inlet/outlet set, and controls, cyclically or sufficiently frequently, a coherence between each connection of each calculator to the inlet/outlet set.

主权项

1. A method of securing a piloting system to be fitted to and to pilot a multi-unit vehicle, the method which comprises:
independently determining a composition of a multi-unit vehicle by a device for determining the composition of the multi-unit vehicle correlated to a generation of a composition datum of the multi-unit vehicle; transmitting the composition datum to a set of elements of the piloting system, wherein at least one element of the set of elements is a processor of the piloting system; determining, by the processor using the composition datum, a set of inputs/outputs of at least one input/output module intended to be fitted to the multiunit vehicle; and connecting with a securing and prioritization mechanism each element of the set of elements to the set of inputs/outputs.