Title :
A fuzzy controller using floating membership functions for the braking of a long haul train
Author :
Horwood, G. ; Kearney, D. ; Nedic, Z.
Author_Institution :
South Australia Univ., Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Automatic train control in railway systems is gaining increasing importance with the continuous need to reduce excess fuel consumption and unnecessary time delays while still maintaining a safe and reliable rail service. The paper describes a fuzzy logic controller which forces a train to track a safe braking curve (ATP curve), thus ensuring the train avoids time consuming conservative braking, without compromising the train safety
Keywords :
braking; delays; fuzzy control; fuzzy logic; rail traffic; railways; traffic control; automatic train control; excess fuel consumption reduction; floating membership functions; fuzzy logic controller; long haul train braking; railway systems; reliable rail service; safe braking curve tracking; safe rail service; unnecessary time delay reduction; Automatic control; Control systems; Delay effects; Force control; Fuels; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy logic; Maintenance; Rail transportation; Railway safety;
Conference_Titel :
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Electronic Systems, 1997. KES '97. Proceedings., 1997 First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3755-7
DOI :
10.1109/KES.1997.619423
