The current mobility situation is constantly changing as people are increasingly moving to
urban areas. Therefore, a flexible mode of transport with high-capacity passenger trains and …

This paper proposes a trajectory optimization approach for high-speed trains to reduce
traction energy consumption and increase riding comfort. Besides, the proposed approach …

The increasing demand for capacity in railway transportation has spawned the concept of
virtual coupling (VC), which can further shorten the intertrain distance by applying …

With the ever-increasing operating mileage of urban rail transit systems, a large amount of
energy is consumed for train operation, and the energy-saving for train operation has …

Virtual coupling (VC) is an advanced technology in train control systems, which enables
trains to run information with a small tracking interval. Hence, it can significantly increase the …

In metro system, the fault of traction power supply system may cause the power supply
shortage around the failure substation. In this case, the dispatching measure should be …

Virtual coupling (VC) brings unprecedented opportunities for the train operation system by
controlling multiple trains as a virtually coupled train set (VCTS) via train automation and …

This paper provides a systematic review of emerging control techniques used for railway
virtual coupling (VC) studies. Train motion models are first reviewed, including model …

Virtual coupling, as an emerging concept in railways, expects successive trains in a virtually
coupled train set (VCTS) to maintain a short following distance. However, this close …

The ever increasing demand in passenger and freight transportation is leading to the
saturation of railway network capacity. Virtual Coupling (VC) has been proposed within the …