Decentralised monitoring of rail traffic using extended reality : an approach to improving the resilience of critical infrastructures

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Wagenbach, Lars and Mosler, Pascal and Schäfer, Nils and Rhiel, Mathias and Rüppel, Uwe; Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro and Kumar, Bimal, eds. (2025) Decentralised monitoring of rail traffic using extended reality : an approach to improving the resilience of critical infrastructures. In: EG-ICE 2025. University of Strathclyde Publishing, GBR, pp. 684-692. ISBN 9781914241826 (https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093294)

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Abstract

Trains are currently monitored and dispatched from centralised control centres. The workstations required for these tasks are equipped with a limited number of monitors, but an even larger display area is preferred due to the large amount of software being used simultaneously. This article uses a case study from the field of rail traffic dispatching in Germany to discuss the extent to which multi-desktop-based workflows such as monitoring and dispatching can be transferred to XR with the help of an XR headset. For this purpose, the current human-human interaction and human-machine interaction are analysed and a concept for a transition into an XR environment is developed. To evaluate the concept and compare it with the status quo, a real, desktop-based workflow is emulated in the XR environment. Our XR-based approach enables remote work and the ability to display a virtually unlimited workspace for the operator. It also facilitates location-independent decentralised monitoring, which can improve the resilience of critical railway infrastructure.

  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:93294
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 July 2025
    Published
    9 June 2025
    Accepted
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:27 Jun 2025 15:19
    Last modified:18 Sep 2026 00:04
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/93294
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