TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pfaff, Raphael
T1  - Braking distance prediction for vehicle consist in low-speed on-sight operation: a Monte Carlo approach
JF  - Railway Engineering Science
N2  - 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.
KW  - Freight rail
KW  - Shunting
KW  - Braking curves
KW  - Brake set-up
KW  - Driver assistance system
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40534-023-00303-7
SN  - 2662-4753 (eISSN)
SN  - 2662-4745 (Print)
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
SP  - 135
EP  - 144
PB  - SpringerOpen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pfaff, Raphael
A1  - Babilon, Katharina
T1  - Railway Challenge - moderne Auflage der Rainhill Trials?
JF  - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau : ETR ; Impulsgeber für das System Bahn
N2  - Die IMechE Railway Challenge wird jährlich 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 Energierückgewinnung beim Bremsen und minimale Geräuschemissionen. Neben diesen und weiteren technischen Wettbewerbsdisziplinen treten die Fahrzeuge und die Teams auch in nicht-technischen Disziplinen wie einer Business Case Challenge an.
Y1  - 2023
SN  - 0013-2845
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VL  - 2023
IS  - 4
SP  - 55
EP  - 58
PB  - DVV Media Group
CY  - Hamburg
ER  -