Research on the pneumatic-electric braking collaborative control strategy for heavy-haul trains based on heuristic dual-end optimization

The pneumatic-electric braking operation of heavy-haul trains on long and steep downgrade sections is fundamentally an optimal control problem, involving nonlinear state constraints, control constraints, and long-distance end constraints. Traditional collaborative control strategies for pneumatic-el...

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Main Authors: ZHANG Zhengfang, SHI Ke, LIU Haitao, WANG Yue, FENG Ling
Format: Article
Language:zho
Published: Editorial Department of Electric Drive for Locomotives 2025-01-01
Series:机车电传动
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Online Access:http://edl.csrzic.com/thesisDetails#10.13890/j.issn.1000-128X.2025.01.014
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Summary:The pneumatic-electric braking operation of heavy-haul trains on long and steep downgrade sections is fundamentally an optimal control problem, involving nonlinear state constraints, control constraints, and long-distance end constraints. Traditional collaborative control strategies for pneumatic-electric braking often struggle to simultaneously address these constraints, making it difficult to ensure the safety and stability of heavy-haul trains during the pneumatic-electric braking coordinative control process. To tackle this issue, this paper proposes a pneumatic-electric braking collaborative control strategy for heavy-haul trains based on heuristic dual-end optimization. Firstly, the dynamic characteristics of heavy-haul trains were analyzed, leading to the extraction of nonlinear state constraints, control constraints, and end constraints in the pneumatic-electric braking coordinative control process. Next, a gradient search was performed focusing on the stability objective within the nonlinear state constraints and control constraints, which resulted in the formation of a finite set sequence based on the position domain. At the same time, a neural network was designed to identify parameters for a nonlinear pneumatic braking model, thereby yielding predicted pneumatic braking forces. Subsequently, an A * algorithm was developed for iterative refinement within the finite set sequence, collaborative control sequence that satisfies the end constraints. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed pneumatic-electric collaborative control strategy for heavy-haul trains was verified through a semi-physical simulation platform.
ISSN:1000-128X