ABSTRACT
Recent serious accidents happened in railway tunnels in the last few years have forced innovations in legislations applied several countries; thus, new methods are developing in order to evaluate safety levels of existing tunnels and to establish new safety measures. Current research effort is focused on developing a methodology which could be effectively applied to human-machine systems. The aim of our work is the development of a methodological approach for risk analysis in railway tunnels in order to ensure the safety of users, staff and the emergency services. The authors propose a RFID system performance model for the monitoring of critical parameters and the prevention of accidents.
