Robust Formation Control of Train Platoons for Interval Maintaining

Chunyu Li; Jianan Wang; Jiayuan Shan; Alexander Lanzon; Ian R. Petersen

doi:10.1109/CDC42340.2020.9304020

Robust Formation Control of Train Platoons for Interval Maintaining

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

School of Aerospace Engineering

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	2020 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	4031-4036
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728174471
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC42340.2020.9304020
Publication status	Published - 14 Dec 2020
Event	59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2020 - Virtual, Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of Duration: 14 Dec 2020 → 18 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Volume	2020-December
ISSN (Print)	0743-1546
ISSN (Electronic)	2576-2370

Conference

Conference	59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2020
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Virtual, Jeju Island
Period	14/12/20 → 18/12/20

Keywords

Moving block signaling system
Multiple train coordination
Negative Imaginary systems
Robust cooperative control

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Li, C., Wang, J., Shan, J., Lanzon, A., & Petersen, I. R. (2020). Robust Formation Control of Train Platoons for Interval Maintaining. In 2020 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2020 (pp. 4031-4036). Article 9304020 (Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control; Vol. 2020-December). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC42340.2020.9304020

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Li, C, Wang, J , Shan, J, Lanzon, A & Petersen, IR 2020, Robust Formation Control of Train Platoons for Interval Maintaining. in 2020 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2020., 9304020, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, vol. 2020-December, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 4031-4036, 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2020, Virtual, Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of, 14/12/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC42340.2020.9304020

Robust Formation Control of Train Platoons for Interval Maintaining. / Li, Chunyu; Wang, Jianan ; Shan, Jiayuan et al.
2020 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. p. 4031-4036 9304020 (Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control; Vol. 2020-December).

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