Integrated Systems Analysis Software for Interdependency Analysis of Railway Systems

Abstract

As the complexity of railway network increases, tools and methods for analyzing the interactions and behaviors of railway systems are needed by system engineers. This paper aims to design and develop an integrated systems analysis software (ISAS) that can efficiently access the railway integrated system design information and effectively analyze the interdependencies of railway systems, thereby increasing work productivity while reducing time and labor costs. With Microsoft Access, a relational database management system, the proposed ISAS can also extract information relevant to the user query, display it on a user-friendly graphical user interface, and summarize it in an easy-to-read report to facilitate system design discussions and meetings.