ON THE OPTIMAL AND SUBOPTIMAL POSITION AND VELOCITY CONTROL OF A STRING OF HIGH-SPEED MOVING TRAINS

The study was motivated by the interest in developing a high-speed ground-transport (HSGT) system for the Northeast Corridor. The report contains general methods for controlling the spacing, velocity, and acceleration of individual vehicles in a tightly-packed string of high-speed trains. The control of vehicles moving in a string can be divided into four functions: The control of the starting and stopping operations; The injection and ejection of vehicles from the main guideway; The normal operation of a string of vehicles (far from stations) at essentially constant velocity and separation; and the control in emergency situations. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept. on Project Transport.
• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Electronics Systems Laboratory
  Cambridge, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Athans, M
  • Levine, W S
  • LEVIS, A H
• Publication Date: 1966-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control systems; High speed rail; Intelligent transportation systems; Scheduling
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039010
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: C-85-65t
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM