CORE COMPETENCIESVEHICLE & MAINTENANCE

Rolling stock, On-board signalling, Bogies, Energy, Aerodynamics, Pressure waves, Safety

VEHICLE & MAINTENANCE

Nowadays, vehicles have become real living spaces that have to fulfil more and more functions. In the rail and metro fields, they are no longer just a locomotive pulling wagons and a mechanic reading signals: to improve performance and safety, trains now have their own traction unit built into motor bogies, are increasingly made up of equipment and carry their own 'intelligence', an on-board signalling and automation system (ATC, ATO) which actively dialogues with a remote control centre, or even with other vehicles. And automation is also starting to spread to the road sector, where the first self-driving and even driverless vehicles are appearing.

In this revolution, conventional or 4.0, GESTE brings its knowledge of system engineering, signalling and safety to developing guided or self-driving vehicles for rail, urban and road transport. We work with operators, infrastructure managers, industries and private companies.

Domains of activity

  • Railway rolling stock: trains, metros, trams
  • Road vehicles and buses
  • Innovative vehicles (Hyperloop, Swissmetro, MagLev)
  • Self-driving vehicles

Systems and equipment

  • Safety equipment
  • Signalling and automation systems and equipment
  • HMI (Human-Machine Interface)
  • Other on-board equipment
  • Variable gauge bogies
  • Magnetic brake shafts
  • Air conditioning

Services

  • System engineering
  • RAMS and safety files
  • Design studies
  • Research and development (R&D)
  • Aerodynamics and pressure waves
  • Fire safety
  • Sizing energy needs
  • Managing obsolescence

Software

We apply the software described under SYSTEM ENGINEERING – SIGNALLING & AUTOMATION – ENERGY – TRACK – RAMS, SAFETY & QUALITY – VENTILATION & FLOWS – FIRE SAFETY.

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