From: Mike H <postmaster@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Ada for high speed rail control systems
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 08:51:24 +0100
Date: 2013-07-06T08:51:24+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <n3yhKnA8x81RFwww@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3e9d37b8-0314-474e-b819-6f15f104eaa9@googlegroups.com
In message <3e9d37b8-0314-474e-b819-6f15f104eaa9@googlegroups.com>,
trungtruc.nguyen.2012@gmail.com writes
>Hi,
>
>I am an embedded software student (I don't know much about hardware). I
>would like to work in railway control systems. If someone works in this
>field, please tell me what I should learn? I have knowledge about
>real-time Ada (Concurrent : tasks, synchronisation et communications;
>scheduling...) but I don't know about hardware (chips,
>microprocessors...) can I work in this area?
>
The software level is where the real challenges lie. Take a look at the
"driver-less" Docklands Light Railway. It has had two major accidents,
both when a train was under manual control!
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Mike Hopkins
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-07-01 15:01 Ada for high speed rail control systems trungtruc.nguyen.2012
2013-07-01 18:00 ` J-P. Rosen
2013-07-05 21:20 ` Mike H
2013-07-06 7:51 ` Mike H [this message]
2013-07-16 12:32 ` trungtruc.nguyen.2012
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