@article{Pfaff2023, author = {Pfaff, Raphael}, title = {Braking distance prediction for vehicle consist in low-speed on-sight operation: a Monte Carlo approach}, series = {Railway Engineering Science}, volume = {31}, journal = {Railway Engineering Science}, number = {2}, publisher = {SpringerOpen}, issn = {2662-4753 (eISSN)}, doi = {10.1007/s40534-023-00303-7}, pages = {135 -- 144}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The first and last mile of a railway journey, in both freight and transit applications, constitutes a high effort and is either non-productive (e.g. in the case of depot operations) or highly inefficient (e.g. in industrial railways). These parts are typically managed on-sight, i.e. with no signalling and train protection systems ensuring the freedom of movement. This is possible due to the rather short braking distances of individual vehicles and shunting consists. The present article analyses the braking behaviour of such shunting units. For this purpose, a dedicated model is developed. It is calibrated on published results of brake tests and validated against a high-definition model for low-speed applications. Based on this model, multiple simulations are executed to obtain a Monte Carlo simulation of the resulting braking distances. Based on the distribution properties and established safety levels, the risk of exceeding certain braking distances is evaluated and maximum braking distances are derived. Together with certain parameters of the system, these can serve in the design and safety assessment of driver assistance systems and automation of these processes.}, language = {en} } @article{PfaffBabilon2023, author = {Pfaff, Raphael and Babilon, Katharina}, title = {Railway Challenge - moderne Auflage der Rainhill Trials?}, series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, volume = {2023}, journal = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, number = {4}, publisher = {DVV Media Group}, address = {Hamburg}, issn = {0013-2845}, pages = {55 -- 58}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Die IMechE Railway Challenge wird j{\"a}hrlich in Stapleford, Großbritannien ausgetragen. Im Rahmen der Challenge entwickeln und bauen Studierende eine Lokomotive und vergleichen sich in verschiedenen Disziplinen, darunter eine automatisierte Zielbremsung, optimale Energier{\"u}ckgewinnung beim Bremsen und minimale Ger{\"a}uschemissionen. Neben diesen und weiteren technischen Wettbewerbsdisziplinen treten die Fahrzeuge und die Teams auch in nicht-technischen Disziplinen wie einer Business Case Challenge an.}, language = {de} } @article{PfaffEnningSutter2022, author = {Pfaff, Raphael and Enning, Manfred and Sutter, Stefan}, title = {A risk‑based approach to automatic brake tests for rail freight service: incident analysis and realisation concept}, series = {SN Applied Sciences}, volume = {4}, journal = {SN Applied Sciences}, number = {4}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, issn = {2523-3971}, doi = {10.1007/s42452-022-05007-x}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This study reviews the practice of brake tests in freight railways, which is time consuming and not suitable to detect certain failure types. Public incident reports are analysed to derive a reasonable brake test hardware and communication architecture, which aims to provide automatic brake tests at lower cost than current solutions. The proposed solutions relies exclusively on brake pipe and brake cylinder pressure sensors, a brake release position switch as well as radio communication via standard protocols. The approach is embedded in the Wagon 4.0 concept, which is a holistic approach to a smart freight wagon. The reduction of manual processes yields a strong incentive due to high savings in manual labour and increased productivity.}, language = {en} } @article{PfaffGidaszewskiSchmidt2020, author = {Pfaff, Raphael and Gidaszewski, Lars and Schmidt, Bernd}, title = {Ber{\"u}cksichtigung von No Fault Found im Diagnose- und Instandhaltungssystem von Schienenfahrzeugen}, series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, journal = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, number = {5}, publisher = {DVV Media Group}, address = {Hamburg}, issn = {0013-2845}, pages = {56 -- 59}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Intermittierende und nicht reproduzierbare Fehler, auch als No Fault Found bezeichnet, treten in praktisch allen Bereichen auf und sorgen f{\"u}r hohe Kosten. Diese sind h{\"a}ufig auf unpr{\"a}zise Fehlerbeschreibungen zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden Anpassungen der Vorgehensweise bei der Entwicklung und Anpassungen des Diagnosesystems vorgeschlagen.}, language = {de} } @article{WilbringEnningPfaffetal.2020, author = {Wilbring, Daniela and Enning, Manfred and Pfaff, Raphael and Schmidt, Bernd}, title = {Neue Perspektiven f{\"u}r die Bahn in der Produktions- und Distributionslogistik durch Prozessautomation}, series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, volume = {69}, journal = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, number = {3}, publisher = {DVV Mediagroup}, address = {Hamburg}, issn = {0013-2845}, pages = {15 -- 19}, year = {2020}, language = {de} } @incollection{FranzenSteckenPfaffetal.2019, author = {Franzen, Julian and Stecken, Jannis and Pfaff, Raphael and Kuhlenk{\"o}tter, Bernd}, title = {Using the Digital Shadow for a Prescriptive Optimization of Maintenance and Operation : The Locomotive in the Context of the Cyber-Physical System}, series = {Advances in Production, Logistics and Traffic}, booktitle = {Advances in Production, Logistics and Traffic}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-13535-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-13535-5_19}, pages = {265 -- 276}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In competition with other modes of transport, rail freight transport is looking for solutions to become more attractive. Short-term success can be achieved through the data-driven optimization of operations and maintenance as well as the application of novel strategies such as prescriptive maintenance. After introducing the concept of prescriptive maintenance, this paper aims to prove that vehicle-focused applications of this approach indeed have the potential to increase attractiveness. However, even greater advantages can be activated if data from the horizontal network of the vehicle is available. Drawing on the state of the art in research and technology in the field of cyber-physical systems (CPS) as well as digital twins and shadows, our work serves to design a system of systems for the horizontal interconnection of a rail vehicle and to conceptualize a draft for a digital twin of a locomotive.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WilbringEnningPfaffetal.2019, author = {Wilbring, Daniela and Enning, Manfred and Pfaff, Raphael and Schmidt, Bernd}, title = {Neue Perspektiven f{\"u}r die Bahn in der Produktions- und Distributionslogistik durch Prozessautomation}, series = {IRSA 2019: Tagungsband, Proceedings}, booktitle = {IRSA 2019: Tagungsband, Proceedings}, editor = {de Doncker, Rik W. and Nießen, Nils and Schindler, Christian}, publisher = {RWTH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, doi = {10.18154/RWTH-2020-00014}, pages = {128 -- 142}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Deutschland braucht mehr Eisenbahn um CO2-Emissionen aus dem Verkehr zu reduzieren. Sie muss zum R{\"u}ckgrat aktueller Logistikprozesse, z.B. bei Kaufmannsg{\"u}tern und E-Commerce, werden. Dies geht nicht ohne neuartige betriebliche Konzepte und eine Transformation des G{\"u}terwagens von einem „dummen St{\"u}ck Stahl" zu einem modernen Werkzeug der Logistik. Als „G{\"u}terwagen 4.0" wird ein kommunikativer und kooperativer G{\"u}terwagen verstanden, der die Voraussetzung zur Automatisierung aller Prozesse der Zugvorbereitung bereitstellt, sich aber ansonsten vollkommen kompatibel mit heutigen Betriebsverfahren im Hauptlauf pr{\"a}sentiert. Durch Kommunikation zwischen G{\"u}terwagen und umgebenden intelligenten Systemen im Sinne eines „Internet der Dinge" gelingt damit unter Anderem die Realisierung hoch effizienter Gleisanschlussverkehre, die der G{\"u}terbahn neue M{\"a}rkte abseits der klassisch bahn-affinen Verkehre erschließen und letztlich den Wandel zu einer nachhaltigen G{\"u}termobilit{\"a}t f{\"o}rdern.}, language = {de} } @article{WingensMayPfaff2019, author = {Wingens, Niklas and May, J{\"o}rg and Pfaff, Raphael}, title = {Betrieblich-technische Innovationsans{\"a}tze zur Bremsprobe nach einer Prozess{\"a}nderung}, series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, journal = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, number = {5}, publisher = {DVV Media Group}, address = {Hamburg}, issn = {0013-2845}, pages = {5 Seiten}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{PfaffSchmidtWilbringetal.2019, author = {Pfaff, Raphael and Schmidt, Bernd and Wilbring, Daniela and Franzen, Julian}, title = {Wagon4.0 - the smart wagon for improved integration into Industry 4.0 plants}, series = {Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association STS Conference 2019}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association STS Conference 2019}, pages = {7 Seiten}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In many instances, freight vehicles exchange load or information with plants that are or will soon be Industry4.0 plants. The Wagon4.0 concept, as developed in close cooperation with e.g. port or mine operations, offers a maximum in railway operational efficiency while providing strong business cases already in the respective plant interaction. The Wagon4.0 consists of main components, a power supply, data network, sensors, actuators and an operating system, the so called WagonOS. The Wagon OS is implemented in a granular, self-sufficient manner, to allow basic features such as WiFi-Mesh and train christening in remote areas without network connection. Furthermore, the granularity of the operating system allows to extend the familiar app concept to freight rail rolling stock, making it possible to use specialised actuators for certain applications, e.g. an electrical parking brake or an auxiliary drive. In order to facilitate migration to the Wagon4.0 for existing fleets, a migration concept featuring five levels of technical adaptation was developed. The present paper investigates the benefits of Wagon4.0-implementations for the particular challenges of heavy haul operations by focusing on train christening, ep-assisted braking, autonomous last mile and traction boost operation as well as improved maintenance schedules}, language = {en} } @article{BabilonWilbringTappertetal.2018, author = {Babilon, Katharina and Wilbring, Daniela and Tappert, Tim and Pfaff, Raphael and Enning, Manfred}, title = {Schienenfahrzeugtechnik hands on - FH Aachen IMechE Railway Challenge}, series = {Ingenieurspiegel}, journal = {Ingenieurspiegel}, number = {2}, publisher = {Public Verlag}, address = {Bingen}, issn = {1868-5919}, pages = {20 -- 22}, year = {2018}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BueckingPfaffDirksmeier2018, author = {B{\"u}cking, Henrik and Pfaff, Raphael and Dirksmeier, Roger}, title = {Sensor positioning and thermal model for condition monitoring of pressure gas reservoirs in vehicles}, series = {Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2018}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2018}, pages = {5 Seiten}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{GaoBabilonPfaffetal.2018, author = {Gao, H. and Babilon, Katharina and Pfaff, Raphael and Gan, F. and Reich, A.}, title = {Model of wheel-rail contact for sanding and adhesion enhancement}, series = {Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018}, isbn = {978-946186963-0}, pages = {314 -- 321}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{FranzenPindersPfaffetal.2018, author = {Franzen, Julius and Pinders, Erik and Pfaff, Raphael and Enning, Manfred}, title = {RailCrowd's virtual fleets: Make most of your asset data}, series = {Deine Bahn}, journal = {Deine Bahn}, number = {9}, publisher = {Bahn-Fachverlag}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0948-7263}, pages = {11 -- 13}, year = {2018}, abstract = {For smaller railway operators or those with a diverse fleet, it can be difficult to collect sufficient data to improve maintenance programs. At the same time, new rules such as entity in charge of maintenance - ECM - regulations impose an additional workload by requiring a dedicated maintenance management system and specific reports. The RailCrowd platform sets out to facilitate compliance with ECM and similar regulations while at the same time pooling anonymised fleet data across operators to form virtual fleets, providing greater data insights.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Pfaff2018, author = {Pfaff, Raphael}, title = {Railway Challenge 2018 - Ein Wettbewerb f{\"u}r Parkbahn-Lokomotiven}, series = {Deine Bahn}, booktitle = {Deine Bahn}, issn = {0948-7263}, pages = {22 -- 24}, year = {2018}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{PfaffMelcherFranzen2018, author = {Pfaff, Raphael and Melcher, Karin and Franzen, Julian}, title = {Rare event simulation to optimise maintenance intervals of safety critical redundant subsystems}, series = {Proceedings of the European Conference of the PHM Society}, volume = {4}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the European Conference of the PHM Society}, number = {1}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{SchmidtEnningPfaff2018, author = {Schmidt, Bernd and Enning, Manfred and Pfaff, Raphael}, title = {G{\"u}terwagen 4.0 - Der G{\"u}terwagen f{\"u}r das Internet der Dinge Teil 3: Einf{\"u}hrungsszenarien f{\"u}r aktive, kommunikative G{\"u}terwagen}, series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, volume = {67}, journal = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, number = {5}, publisher = {DVV Media Group}, address = {Hamburg}, issn = {0013-2845}, pages = {60 -- 64}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Wenn durch innovative, automatisierte G{\"u}terwagen betriebswirtschaftliche Vorteile nutzbar gemacht werden sollen, muss die Migration auf das neue System in sinnvollen Teilschritten unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung der organisationellen und betrieblichen Vereinbarkeit vorgenommen werden. Eine stufenweise Migration mit Nachr{\"u}stbarkeit und Kompatibilit{\"a}t kann die optimale Ausstattungsvariante f{\"u}r die unterschiedlichen Betriebsszenarien sowie eine Steigerung der Wirtschaftlichkeit des Gesamtsystems bieten.}, language = {de} } @article{PfaffEnning2017, author = {Pfaff, Raphael and Enning, Manfred}, title = {G{\"u}terwagen 4.0 - Der G{\"u}terwagen f{\"u}r das Internet der Dinge. Teil 2: Ausgew{\"a}hlte technische Aspekte und Prozesse}, series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, volume = {66}, journal = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau}, number = {5}, publisher = {DVV Media Group}, address = {Hamburg}, issn = {0013-2845}, pages = {74 -- 77}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{PfaffEnning2017, author = {Pfaff, Raphael and Enning, Manfred}, title = {Die nachhaltige Alternative zum autonomen Lastwagen}, series = {Deine Bahn}, journal = {Deine Bahn}, number = {10}, pages = {22 -- 26}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{Pfaff2017, author = {Pfaff, Raphael}, title = {Einsatz von offenen Onlinekursen in der Eisenbahnlehre}, series = {Deine Bahn}, journal = {Deine Bahn}, number = {1}, publisher = {Bahn-Fachverlag}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0948-7263}, pages = {12 -- 16}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Eigene positive Erfahrungen mit Onlinekursen sowie die geringen Studierendenzahlen in der Pr{\"a}senzlehre gaben den Anstoß zu einem Experiment mit einem offenen Onlinekurs auf der Plattform Udemy. Die Erfahrungen sowohl bei der Erstellung und als auch im Lehrbetrieb waren positiv und f{\"u}hrten zu einer neuen Besch{\"a}ftigung mit Inhalten und Lernenden, getrieben durch die Anforderungen der Lernplattform.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{MoshiriKahakPfaffGaebeletal.2017, author = {Moshiri-Kahak, Amir and Pfaff, Raphael and G{\"a}bel, Markus and Reich, Alexander}, title = {Modellierung der Adh{\"a}sionsfl{\"a}che im Rad-Schiene-Kontakt unter Einsatz von reibwertverbessernden Mitteln}, series = {15. Internationale Schienenfahrzeugtagung Rad Schiene 2017, Dresden, M{\"a}rz 2017}, booktitle = {15. Internationale Schienenfahrzeugtagung Rad Schiene 2017, Dresden, M{\"a}rz 2017}, pages = {3 Seiten}, year = {2017}, language = {de} }