Control Office Application (COA) Operating Manual PDF

Control Office Application (COA) (Back to Index) 1. Introduction – General Information 1.1 What is Control Office Application? Control Office Application (COA) is comprehensive software for the automation of Control Charting at a railway divisional control office. COA is intended t...

Control Office Application (COA) (Back to Index) 1. Introduction – General Information 1.1 What is Control Office Application? Control Office Application (COA) is comprehensive software for the automation of Control Charting at a railway divisional control office. COA is intended to replace the tedious manual plotting of running trains on a chart. The core functionality of the control charting with ergonomics is intended to provide the Traffic Controllers d good look-and-feel and user-friendly work environment. The benefits of COA II/auld include- better planning and decision-making in train operations and thus contribute to increased operational efficiency. COA is designed to form the core application to drive the existing allied systems like FOIS. NTES and COIS. The integration with allied systems will be facilitated through a Central Application Server at CRIS.. The flow of data on real time basis to adjoining divisions will mark a significant breakthrough in the train operations without dependency on human interference. 1.2 Scope of COA COA covers the following core functionalities Control Office Operations. They include: - Train Ordering Maintain Train Information Manage Train Movement (Abnormal Working, Stabling, Banker Movement) Report Unusual Occurrences. Management of Maintenance Blocks Caution Orders Plot Graph. Advance Plotting _ System / Manual Maintain referential data MIS Reports Yard Management Siding Miscellaneous Functions View Station Layout The application will have interfacing capability with Data Logger to capture data pertaining to train movements in the final version of the product.. 1.3 Intended Audience Operations Managers Train Controllers Key functionaries of sister departments. 1.4 Benefits: Fully Automated work environment As an aid to the controller in terms of efficiency, precision & time management. Leverage to Controller's Experience in decision making through manual forecast Real time information on train operation without human dependence To serve as a backbone system for sharing of data between allied systems