<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The train velocity is difficult to determine when the velocity is measured only on the driven or braked locomotive wheelsets. In this case, the calculated train velocity is different from the actual train velocity due to slip velocity or skid velocity respectively. The train velocity is needed for a locomotive controller proper work. For this purpose, an adaptive filter that is tuned by a fuzzy logic is designed and described in the paper. The filter calculates the train longitudinal velocity based on locomotive wheelset velocity. The fuzzy logic is used for the tuning of the filter according to actual wheelset acceleration and wheelset jerk. The simulation results are based on real measured data on a freight train. The results show that the calculated velocity corresponds to the actual train velocity.</p></abstract>

The train velocity is difficult to determine when the velocity is measured only on the driven or braked locomotive wheelsets. In this case, the calculated train velocity is different from the actual train velocity due to slip velocity or skid velocity respectively. The train velocity is needed for a locomotive controller proper work. For this purpose, an adaptive filter that is tuned by a fuzzy logic is designed and described in the paper. The filter calculates the train longitudinal velocity based on locomotive wheelset velocity. The fuzzy logic is used for the tuning of the filter according to actual wheelset acceleration and wheelset jerk. The simulation results are based on real measured data on a freight train. The results show that the calculated velocity corresponds to the actual train velocity.

Train velocity estimation method based on an adaptive filter with fuzzy logic

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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The train velocity is difficult to determine when the velocity is measured only on the driven or braked locomotive wheelsets. In this case, the calculated...

Train velocity estimation method based on an adaptive filter with fuzzy logic

Published Online: May 11, 2017

Page range: 125 - 131

Received: Apr 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2017-0017

Keywords
slip control, adhesion phenomenon, fuzzy logic, adaptive filter, train velocity

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Train velocity estimation method based on an adaptive filter with fuzzy logic

Published Online: May 11, 2017

Page range: 125 - 131

Received: Apr 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2017-0017

Keywordsslip control, adhesion phenomenon, fuzzy logic, adaptive filter, train velocity

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
slip control, adhesion phenomenon, fuzzy logic, adaptive filter, train velocity