Leveraging Connected Highway Vehicle Platooning Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Train Fleeting under Moving Blocks

Dick, C. Tyler; Work, Daniel B.; Zhang, Kuilin; Zou, Bo; Roscoe, Geordie S; Choobchian, Pooria; Wang, Yanbing; Hung, Yun-Chu

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Leveraging Connected Highway Vehicle Platooning Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Train Fleeting under Moving Blocks

2022-08-01
By Dick, C. Tyler ; Work, Daniel B. ; Zhang, Kuilin

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Creators:

Dick, C. Tyler ; Work, Daniel B. ; Zhang, Kuilin ; Zou, Bo ; Roscoe, Geordie S ; Choobchian, Pooria ; Wang, Yanbing ; Hung, Yun-Chu
Corporate Creators:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; University of Illinois at Chicago ; Michigan Technological University ; Vanderbilt University ; New York Air Brake Corporation
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FRA/ORD-22/29
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

01/2020-01/2021
Contracting Officer:

Bedini Jacobini, Francesco
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Description:

Future advanced Positive Train Control systems may allow North American railroads to introduce moving blocks with shorter train headways. This research examines how closely following trains respond to different throttle and brake inputs. Using insights from connected automobile and truck platooning technology, six different following train control algorithms were developed, analyzed for stability, and evaluated with simulated fleets of freight trains. While moving blocks require additional train spacing beyond minimum safe braking distance to account for train control actions, certain following train algorithms can help minimize this distance and balance fuel efficiency and train headway by changing control parameters.
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Funding:

693JJ6-19-C-000024
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63388/dot_63388_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.52 MB]
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Federal Railroad Administration
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