Industry:
Transportation
End User:
Perugia’s Minimetro
In 1998, the City of Perugia established Minimetrò S.p.A, a stock
company with majority public capital. The new company was set up
to design, implement and manage a light subway system for the city
of Perugia. This new, innovative and alternative public transport
system includes the Pian di Massa-Monteluce route, which covers a
total of 3.8 km (2.3 miles), with a total investment of over
EUR 80 million.
Business Objective:
The objective of Minimetrò S.p.A. is to halve the amount of traffic in
the city by creating an alternative public transport system that
employs highly innovative technologies. The 'Minimetrò' effectively
connects parts of the city which are isolated due to inadequate
infrastructure and increases pedestrian mobility.
Thirty years after the creation of the escalators in Perugia, the new
Minimetrò has become the reference point for alternative mobility
solutions in Italy and in Europe.
Solution:
Umbra Control, a partner of Bosch Security Systems, provided the
heart of the solution: the Building Management system which allows
the integrated management of services. The company has also
provided a series of Bosch systems, including, CCTV in the stations,
audio communication and emergency systems, as well as a smoke
detection system for technical and control rooms.
Furthermore, Umbra Control were also involved in the provision of
intercom stations for emergency distress calls, a broadcasting
service for communicating to the public on service panels, telephone
systems and access control systems for the public and service
associates.
All of the aforementioned systems communicate with each other via
LAN networks and use digital technologies to communicate over IP.
Two macro systems form the video surveillance system. The first
consists of an analog system for monitoring the stations, and the
second an IP system for the connection lines. Over one hundred of
Bosch's Dinion and AutoDome cameras have been installed, as well
as Bosch's Allegiant matrixes, Divar-2 digital video recorders and
NAS units with iSCSI technology, integrated on the LAN through
SDK software. The digital Praesideo Audio Evacuation system uses
the CobraNet protocol to communicate via the LAN with seven of the
route's stations. Finally, the BZ500 station centers are responsible
for the smoke detection system. The centers are in turn are
inspected and managed through the network.
The focal point of the system's management is the central control
center, where certain operators are always present:
- Controller A: management of transport systems
- Controller B: transport security
- Controller C: station and route security
- Controller D: access lift and escalator security
Result:
A closed cable type system has been employed, extending along a
route that is approximately 3050 meters (1.9 miles) long. The speed
of rope pulling varies from 1 to 7 m/sec. This unique solution offers a
high level of service to passengers, with waiting times of just 30 to
90 seconds at each stop. Two of the seven stations on the route are
main stations, while the others are transit stations. A total of 26
shuttles operate on the system. The shuttles can be automatically
'recalled' into service according to passenger flows.
The Minimetrò has thus been integrated into a coherent strategy of
transport by making use of existing structures (mechanized routes,
lifts, escalators), and by employing the urban planning objectives
adopted with the New City Development Plan.
Bosch video surveillance products feature in this highly technical
solution that focuses on the safety of people traveling from one part
of Perugia to another, or within the city itself.