A 4-Phase Combined Adhesion Threshold Algorithm for Wheel Slide Protection Systems in Rail Vehicles

Autor: Tianhe Ma, Chun Tian, Mengling Wu, Jingjing Weng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Actuators, Vol 13, Iss 2, p 47 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-0825
DOI: 10.3390/act13020047
Popis: The wheel slide protection control system for rail vehicles plays a crucial role in ensuring a consistent braking performance in all operating environments, making it a vital factor in the safety and efficiency of rail transportation. In this paper, a hybrid approach to wheel slide protection control is presented, which combines the rule-based control strategy and the model-based control methods using adhesion force estimation. Model-based control usually relies on mathematical models to characterize the vehicle dynamics, requiring online estimators to be designed or extra sensors to be added for practical application. Rule-based control operates on predefined rules and thresholds and the available data from vehicles in service. A comparative test was conducted between the traditional rule-based control strategy and the proposed combined control strategy using a semi-physical simulation test bench. The performance differences of the control strategies were analyzed from two perspectives: adhesion utilization and air consumption. It was observed that among the traditional 2-phase, 3-phase, 4-phase and the optimized 4-phase combined control method, the combined control strategy has the best adhesion utilization and the traditional 4-phase control strategy has the least air consumption.
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