Mat4Rail Newsletter 01 | June 2018
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Mat4Rail’s interior design team meets complementary PIVOT experts in Paris
Both Shift2Rail projects agreed on specifications for key train modules
Mat4Rail, a H2020 Shift2Rail project funded under the Innovation Programme (IP) 1; “Cost effective and Reliable trains including high capacity trains and high speed trains” of the Open Call scheme, runs parallel to PIVOT, a complementary project of Shift2Rail members. The idea of Mat4Rail is to fill some technological gaps related to the carbody shells, doors and access door systems and modularity in use (interiors) which were identified by the Shift2Rail members. The aim of the meeting in Paris was to set the specifications with a focus on interiors.
The design team of Mat4Rail consists of experts on seats, driver´s desk (cabin) and overall new plug&play systems and was represented at the meeting by participants from SPIRIT, NVGTR, ESCATEC and Mat4Rail´s coordinator, CIDETEC. From PIVOT, train manufacturers and operators, like SNCF, Siemens and Deutsche Bahn were also present. An informal meeting, which was held at SNCF facilities in Paris, clearly helped to take the first fruitful steps together towards a real collaboration between these two Shift2Rail (S2R) projects.
Both Shift2Rail projects agreed on specifications for key train modules
Mat4Rail, a H2020 Shift2Rail project funded under the Innovation Programme (IP) 1; “Cost effective and Reliable trains including high capacity trains and high speed trains” of the Open Call scheme, runs parallel to PIVOT, a complementary project of Shift2Rail members. The idea of Mat4Rail is to fill some technological gaps related to the carbody shells, doors and access door systems and modularity in use (interiors) which were identified by the Shift2Rail members. The aim of the meeting in Paris was to set the specifications with a focus on interiors.
The design team of Mat4Rail consists of experts on seats, driver´s desk (cabin) and overall new plug&play systems and was represented at the meeting by participants from SPIRIT, NVGTR, ESCATEC and Mat4Rail´s coordinator, CIDETEC. From PIVOT, train manufacturers and operators, like SNCF, Siemens and Deutsche Bahn were also present. An informal meeting, which was held at SNCF facilities in Paris, clearly helped to take the first fruitful steps together towards a real collaboration between these two Shift2Rail (S2R) projects.
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The two projects were not meeting for the first time as an initial encounter had already taken place in Munich, December 2017, at Deutsche Bahn facilities, to present the overall objectives of the ventures to one another and to discuss technological novelties in relation to driver cabin.
For an innovative design to be brought to life, the two consortia are to keen to develop a common vision as a novel design has the potential of a being implemented by the industry and accepted by the future user. The joint vision is the main challenge at this state of the research project; the sensibility towards an innovative design is coined by the freedom of design and reality of the manufacturers. Here, it is worth focusing on the development as the potential is very high to innovate the train industry. PIVOT together with Mat4Rail clearly aim on innovations that have a real impact on shaping the future of the train industry, said that, the way to travel by train in general. |
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