• DocumentCode
    1995773
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    27-23 May 1997
  • Firstpage
    455
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/KES.1997.619423
  • Filename
    619423