Transportation
Kontron’s standards-based commercial off the shelf (COTS) and custom products offer transportation OEMs worldwide presence and experience. Each global and local application in rail, road and shipping traffic demands specific computing technology, answered effectively with Kontron’s wide product portfolio and extensive experience in these transportation segments.
Kontron's in-depth knowledge of local and international standards and requirements simplifies application development by ensuring validated solutions. Developing, engineering, certifying and manufacturing through a single source guarantee the highest quality and ensure that standards such as ISO9001, EN50155, SIL4 documentation support etc. are adhered to strictly. Regular audit checks constantly secure the quality of all parts.
A global market leader for embedded computing technology (ECT), Kontron delivers a broad line of standards-based transportation computers and custom platforms for rail, road and shipping traffic.
Increasing Safety while Enhancing the Passenger Experience - ECT for Rolling-Stock
Kontron addresses the broadest range of modern, connected rolling-stock applications through easily customizable, EN50155 certified computer profiles, running on the TRACe product range family. This product family allows our customers to use our solution ready platforms for Transportation in the following segments:
- Video Surveillance
- Passenger Entertainment and Infotainment
- Passenger Information Systems
- Train Control Management Systems
- Fleet Management
Signaling and Train Control
With several thousand systems delivered worldwide, Kontron's redundant data-driven computer platforms are designed for applications in locations ranging from dispatch centers to decentralized, unmanned remote control centers. All the redundant computer platforms can be provided with documentation support for SIL2 or SIL4 (Safety Levels) to help our customers to perform the final system certification.
- ETCS (European Train Control System)
- ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System)
- PTC (Positive Train Control)
IRIS Certification
Kontron has received its IRIS certification for the activity of design, development and manufacturing of embedded computer boards and systems for real-time applications. The scope of certification includes propulsion and on board vehicle control as well as passenger information systems, communication systems and single railway components.
In-Vehicle Systems
Kontron has delivered well over 100,000 custom and COTS embedded solutions for on-road and off-road vehicles for a broad range of applications.
- Fleet management
- Vehicle diagnostics
- Asset tracking
- Video analytics
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Products
TRACe™ - Intelligent Transportation Computers
The Kontron TRACe™ family is a product line of fanless computers offering easy customization to meet application-specific requirements
Kontron Modular Computers give designers a commercial off-the-shelf solution that also offers the flexibility of full or semi-customization.
Passenger Information & Entertainment
To fulfill the rising demand for interactive passenger information and entertainment systems, as well as internet on train services, Kontron provides ...
Kontron’s reliable embedded products are used in several installations for interlocking and control installations worldwide, ranging from the dispatch ...
To stay ahead of the growing demand for passenger security, Kontron has developed robust video recording platforms for mobile applications
Kontron customers can enjoy some of the smartest solutions designed to ease application development.
The Kontron In-Vehicle product family is a rugged computer product line designed for the in-vehicle market and offers easy customization to meet application-specific ...
Application Stories
Venturo in public transportation
To equip approximately 2,500 buses and LRTs (Light Rail Transit vehicles) utilizing distributed heterogeneous embedded systems, the Belgian Walloon ...
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ProContour, a company based in South Germany, has developed the H3-D, a new multi-functional image processing system which opens up completely new perspectives ...
moreTunnel Safety Requires Sound Performance from Rugged Computers
Automated video surveillance promises to increase the safety of tunnels used by road traffic and reduce tunnel operating costs at the same time. An ...
moreSCADA Controlled Painting Line in Automotive Industry
MASSIVE is a technological system for energy distributions systems, which integrates all dispatcher functions to a single monitoring environment, including ...
moreIn-Car PC
Today, a company can’t be successful by trying to cover all bases. Successful companies are those that concentrate on their core competencies ...
moreEmbedded Computer Technology in Maritime Recording Equipment
Large shipwrecks like those of the „Jan Heweliucz“ and the „Estonia“ in the mid-1990s led to the realization that flight recorders ...
morePartnerships
Intel®
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. The Intel® Communications Alliance is a community of communications, embedded developers and solutions providers committed to the development of modular standards-based solutions based on Intel technologies. Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
www.intel.com
Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500®, is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies.
www.freescale.com
Wind River
Wind River®, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel® Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a global leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things. The company has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its technology is found in more than 2 billion products. Wind River offers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions for addressing the system-level challenges and opportunities of IoT that is backed by world-class global professional services, award-winning customer support, and a broad partner ecosystem. Wind River delivers the software and expertise that enable the innovation and deployment of safe, secure, and reliable intelligent systems.
www.windriver.com
MontaVista Software Inc.
MontaVista Software Inc., founded in 1999 by real-time operating system pioneer James Ready, delivers open-source software solutions for the worldwide embedded software market. MontaVista's principal offering is the Linux® operating system tailored for embedded software applications. The company's Subscription Plans also provide Linux support, porting and customization services to customers worldwide. MontaVista headquarters are in Sunnyvale, Calif., in the heart of the Silicon Valley.
www.mvista.com
SYSGO
SYSGO provides operating system technology, middleware, and software services for the real-time and embedded market. A differentiating capability of SYSGO is the SSV (Safe and Secure Virtualization) product PikeOS, a certified real-time operating system and hypervisor which is built upon a small, fast, safe and secure microkernel. It supports the co-existence of independent operating system personalities on a single platform, including ELinOS, SYSGO’s embedded Linux distribution. SYSGO supports international customers with services for embedded Linux, real-time capabilities and certification at the highest levels for safety- and security-critical applications. Markets include Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Railway, Medical, Industrial Automation, Smart Energy and Security. Customers include Airbus, Thales, Continental, Raytheon, Samsung, Rheinmetall, Rockwell-Collins, B. Braun, Miele and Rohde & Schwarz. SYSGO, majority-owned by Thales, has facilities in Germany, France, The Czech Republic, UK and North America, and offers a global distribution and support network, including Europe and the Pacific Rim.
www.sysgo.com
