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GPU AI Platform with Intelligent SuperCAP Power Backup Module for Train Autonomy
With the implementation of autonomy technologies, railways are being transformed. These advancements can solve the railway industry’s pain points and help infrastructure engineers, train operators, and public transport authorities to better manage railways. Its benefits include carrying more load/ passengers per trip; reducing energy consumption; centralizing coordination for punctuality; mitigating communications-based train control (CBTC) system; providing better service for rural railways; enabling predictive maintenance; and realizing real-time monitoring of surrounding infrastructure.
However, challenged by environmental limitations, the deployed computer must endure shock, vibration, heat, and electrical delivery design where the input voltage may drop to as low as 0V for a fraction of a second (defined in EN 50155 standard) and the effects of the third rail system gaps.
In addition, the computer on the autonomous train needs to be able to detect objects on the rail track and bring the train to a standstill. It must also provide enough processing power for other tasks such as onboard passenger monitoring, or possibly rolling stock predictive maintenance monitoring.
Neousys rugged embedded GPU computer incorporates dedicated brackets for reliable AI-inference processing. Coupled with an industrial-grade SuperCAP power backup module, it can protect against electrical fluctuations and sustain the system through the sudden loss of operating electrical power.
The system can support an inference accelerator graphics card providing up to 28TFLOPS in FP32, and a SuperCAP power backup module up to 9250 watt second of power to sustain the system through the safe shutdown process, protect the hardware and data. It also comes with a damping bracket that is compatible with MIL-STD-810G and withstands up to 3Grms so it can operate without a glitch on trains.
With the system positioned on the field, under direct sunlight, the temperature can soar quickly that may cause the system to throttle, shutdown, or result in permanent damage. Offering AI video analytic ability, electrical countermeasures, resistance to shock and vibration, true wide-temperature operation, wireless communication, etc., it is the perfect platform for the AI-enabled analytic system.