Robust Formation Control of Train Platoons for Interval Maintaining

Chunyu Li, Jianan Wang, Jiayuan Shan, Alexander Lanzon, Ian R Petersen

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Abstract

Train coordination technology in moving block signaling (MBS) systems has a huge potential in maximizing line utilization and railways safe operation [1]. However, the realization of reliable cooperative control is a nontrivial task, facing challenges such as environmental uncertainties, unpredictable and time-varying disturbances. This paper investigates the robust cooperative control problem of networked homogeneous trains with physically connected carriages using the cooperative control theories for Negative Imaginary (NI) systems. The coupling between trains within the overall system is described by a network topology. A local robust Strictly Negative Imaginary (SNI) controller is designed to track a prescribed reference and maintain a pre-defined formation. Numerical simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 9 Sept 2020
Event59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control - Jeju Island, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Duration: 14 Dec 202018 Dec 2020

Conference

Conference59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Country/TerritoryKorea, Democratic People's Republic of
Period14/12/2018/12/20

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