The literature reviewed to date has revealed three basic speed control systems in use in foreign classification yards. These are: Clasp retarders using target-shooting logic, Hybrid of conventional retarders with a “car mover”, and Quasi-continuous control. A table of foreign systems, organized according to countries, with principal source references, is provided.
The conventional retarder speed control system is a misnomer. In particular, there are many system configurations one can put together with “convent...
Herein we implement an approximate headway control algorithm similar to that outlined in Note 6, using some of the energy formulas described in Note 7...
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