System Development

We offer services in the development of integrated monitoring, security and control systems. The development starts with the generation of Required Operational Capabilities, which is the result of the analysis of the users perceived needs and/or requirements.  The Required Operational Capabilities documents the user requirements in technical terms and serves as reference document of what the user really requires.

We offer expertise in the development of functional specifications following international accepted best practices such as systems engineering and concurrent engineering. These specifications follow rigorous requirements and functional analysis and document the system design as it progresses. This reduces the risk of developing systems which do not fulfil the user’s expectations and/or needs.

We develop concepts and system configurations based on the extent of our electronic systems experience in railway systems and technological knowledge.  We are familiar with current electronic systems and their functionality and can use this knowledge to optimize the system design by incorporating existing products into the design and trade-off studies.

We offer services in engineering specialty integration, such as failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMECA). FMECA is performed during the early stages of preliminary system design to identify possible problems that could develop as a result of system functional failures.  The FMECA can be effectively utilized to provide a logical review of system failure modes, to ensure that the results of any given failure will cause minimal damage to equipment and will not create hazardous conditions for system operators and maintenance personnel. This is also used as an input to perform system risk assessment and the development of safety cases.

Because of the competitive environment of the modern business, and the shift of the focus from technical driven organizations to profit driven organizations, optimization of the total process rather than individual sub-processes has become priority. Developing new systems with duplication of functionality, or merely interfacing existing systems, do not result in the required functionality and therefore integrated systems development is required. We offer expertise in system integration using internationally accepted best practices such as systems engineering and concurrent engineering which are tailored to suit integration of existing systems, when developing new systems.

Integrating a new system with the existing railway systems requires careful definition and understanding by both parties involved in the interface. Above all the system engineer managing the development of the interface requirements should have a good understanding of the implications of interface requirements on the systems either side of the interface. We have developed well-defined procedures for ensuring that the development of interfaces between systems meets the overall system requirements.