Modelling moving-block railway signalling systems using discrete-event simulation

Author

Hill, R. John ; Bond, Louisa J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Bath Univ., UK

fYear

1995

fDate

4-6 Apr 1995

Firstpage

105

Lastpage

111

Abstract

This paper describes a discrete-event simulation model for performance evaluation of practical fixed and moving block railway signalling systems using track conductor loops to transmit continuous information between wayside and train. The fixed block system simulated has unidirectional transmission, and the moving block system has bidirectional transmission. The simulation results identify the physical features which limit the performance of these types of block signalling systems, and show the importance of considering train dynamics in moving block signalling system design

Keywords

digital simulation; discrete event simulation; rail traffic; signalling; traffic control; bidirectional transmission; discrete-event simulation; fixed block signalling system; moving-block railway signalling systems; track conductor loops; train dynamics; unidirectional transmission; Acceleration; Conductors; Data communication; Discrete event simulation; Object oriented modeling; Rail transportation; Signal processing; Tracking loops; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Railroad Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE/ASME Joint

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2556-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RRCON.1995.395162

Filename

395162