scholarly journals Collision Risk Mitigating System for Light Rail Vehicles(LRV)

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Bartosz Antkowiak
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Collision Risk ◽  
System Operation ◽  
Rail Vehicles ◽  
Braking Distance ◽  
Vehicle Positioning

Abstract This piece is dedicated tothedescription of the development of collision risk mitigating system. The proposed concept of control system is designed to enhance safety ofpassengers, a driver and other people in vicinityof light rail vehicles (tramways).The requirements were fulfilled thanks to the application of lidar sensor and feature of vehicle positioning on the track map created basingon precise measurements with the use of satellite navigation systemReal Time Kinematic. The map allows to eliminate errors of system operation and to enhance resistance to unfavorable ambient conditions, i.e.temperature or fog. The system calculates work braking distance for particular vehicle speed. In case of obstacle detection which is closer to vehicle than the calculated braking distance, the driver is informed about a collision risk with a buzzer and optical signalization. The system has already been implemented and tested.

scholarly journals Conceptual Design of an Anti-collision System for Light Rail Vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-26
Author(s):  
Mariusz WAŻNY ◽  
Krzysztof FALKOWSKI ◽  
Mirosław WRÓBLEWSKI ◽  
Konrad WOJTOWICZ ◽  
Adam MARUT
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Communication System ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Collision System ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
The Road ◽  
Rail Vehicles ◽  
Visual Light

This paper presents the concepts for an anti-collision system intended for trams. The purpose of the anti-collision system is to develop and provide information to support the driver’s decision to initiate the braking of a tram. The anti-collision system is based on the processing of data from multiple sources (obstacle detection, image processing, and visual light communication system) and an expert system. The information about the road situation is visually presented on HUD (Head-up Display) of the driver.

scholarly journals An Automatic Emergency Braking Model considering Driver’s Intention Recognition of the Front Vehicle

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Wei Yang ◽  
Jiajun Liu ◽  
Kaixia Zhou ◽  
Zhiwei Zhang ◽  
Xiaolei Qu
Keyword(s):  
Avoidance Performance ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Collision Risk ◽  
Accelerator Pedal ◽  
Internet Of Vehicles ◽  
Emergency Braking ◽  
Intention Recognition ◽  
Braking Distance ◽  
Driver’S Intention

Driver’s intention of the front vehicle plays an important role in the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system. If the front vehicle brakes suddenly, there is potential collision risk for following vehicle. Therefore, we propose a driver’s intention recognition model for the front vehicle, which is based on the backpropagation (BP) neural network and hidden Markov model (HMM). The brake pedal, accelerator pedal, and vehicle speed data are used as the input of the proposed BP-HMM model to recognize the driver’s intention, which includes uniform driving, normal braking, and emergency braking. According to the recognized driver’s intention transmitted by Internet of vehicles, an AEB model for the following vehicle is proposed, which can dynamically change the critical braking distance under different driving conditions to avoid rear-end collision. In order to verify the performance of the proposed models, we conducted driver’s intention recognition and AEB simulation tests in the cosimulation environment of Simulink and PreScan. The simulation test results show that the average recognition accuracy of the proposed BP-HMM model was 98%, which was better than that of the BP and HMM models. In the Car to Car Rear moving (CCRm) and Car to Car Rear braking (CCRb) tests, the minimum relative distance between the following vehicle and the front vehicle was within the range of 1.5 m–2.7 m and 2.63 m–5.28 m, respectively. The proposed AEB model has better collision avoidance performance than the traditional AEB model and can adapt to individual drivers.

scholarly journals Modeling and simulation of a control system of wheels of wheelset

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Andrzej Chudzikiewicz ◽  
Juraj Gerlici ◽  
Magdalena Sowińska ◽  
Anna Stelmach ◽  
Wojciech Wawrzyński
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Bogie Frame ◽  
Passenger Rail ◽  
Rail Vehicles ◽  
Control Concept ◽  
Angular Velocities

Modern light rail vehicles, such as a tram or rail bus, due to the need to provide mobility for the elderly or disabled people and the requirements of operators operating passenger rail transport or transport in urban areas must have a 100% low floor. Structurally, this is associated with the use of wheelset with independently rotating wheels (IRW) in such vehicles. It is also possible to use a bogie structure without the use of a wheelset axle by mounting the wheels directly in the side parts of the bogie frame. This construction is more complex and will not be discussed in this article. Bearing in mind the dynamic behavior of such vehicles during operation (lateral stability, profile wear) in various driving conditions (curve traffic, crossovers) and taking into account operating costs, it becomes necessary to install wheel rotation control systems to maintain center movement mass of the wheelset around the centerline of the track. The subject of the article will be considerations on modeling and simulation of rail vehicle bogie motion with IRW sets including the wheel control system. Nominal and mathematical models of the analyzed vehicle will be presented, as well as a controlled strategy based on the comparison of the angular velocities of the wheels of the wheelset A review of works on solutions of such systems will be presented, and a control concept will be proposed. The summary contains conclusions regarding the possibility of practical use of the proposed method of steering wheels of a wheelset in the c ase of independently rotating wheels.

A Hydraulic Control System Design for Change-Wheel Garage of Light Rail Based on PLC

2012 ◽  
Vol 233 ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
Yong Gang Yang ◽  
Jun Sun ◽  
Meng Tao Yang
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
System Design ◽  
Servo Control ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Control System Design ◽  
Hydraulic Control ◽  
Plc Control ◽  
Servo Control System ◽  
Hydraulic Servo ◽  
Hydraulic Control System

This paper introduces the hydraulic control system design for the change-wheel garage of Chongqing light rails through analysis of three-stage cylinder synchronization circuit for lifting bodies, and optimizing the design of the slewing mechanism with respect to the hydraulic servo control system of digital cylinder. The results improved the smoothness in the process of changing wheel lifting and the rotary accuracy of the rotary mechanism. Design on the PLC control system of the system is also included as part of this paper.

Maintaining Low Exhaust Emissions With Turbocharged Gas Engines Using a Feedback Air–Fuel Ratio Control System

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Eckard ◽  
J. V. Serve´
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Temperature Control ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Load Range ◽  
Heating Value ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Natural Gas Engine ◽  
Fuel Ratio

Maintaining low exhaust emissions on a turbocharged, natural gas engine through the speed and load range requires precise control of the air–fuel ratio. Changes in ambient conditions or fuel heating value will cause the air–fuel ratio to change substantially. By combining air–gas pressure with preturbine temperature control, the air–fuel ratio can be maintained regardless of changes in the ambient conditions or the fuel’s heating value. Design conditions and operating results are presented for an air–fuel controller for a turbocharged engine.

Vehicle Speed Control System Simulation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markian Nakonechnyi ◽  
Oleksandr Viter ◽  
Orest Ivakhiv ◽  
Roman Velgan ◽  
Yuriy Hirniak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
System Simulation ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Speed Control System

Study of the Influence of Control System Parameters on the Quality of the Input Current of a Three-Phase Power Factor Corrector

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Dmitry A. Sorokin ◽  
◽  
Sergey I. Volskiy ◽  
Jaroslav Dragoun ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Harmonic Distortion ◽  
Total Harmonic Distortion ◽  
Input Current ◽  
System Operation ◽  
Error Amplifier ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Power Factor Corrector

The paper suggests a control system of a three-phase power factor corrector. The study of the control system operation is carried out and the expressions for calculating the permissible values of error amplifier factors are obtained. The influence of the error amplifier parameters on phase current quality is investigated. The dependence of total harmonic distortion input current on a combination of error amplifier parameters is obtained at a given value of power factor. The conditions under which the total harmonic distortion input current has the minimum value are found out. This article is of interest to power electronics engineers, who are aimed at developing a three-phase power factor corrector.

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