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Frontiers of Engineering Management

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Front. Eng    2017, Vol. 4 Issue (4) : 408-417    https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2017042
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Robust train speed trajectory optimization: A stochastic constrained shortest path approach
Li WANG1, Lixing YANG2(), Ziyou GAO2, Yeran HUANG2
1. School of Modern Post, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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Abstract

Train speed trajectory optimization is a significant issue in railway traffic systems, and it plays a key role in determining energy consumption and travel time of trains. Due to the complexity of real-world operational environments, a variety of factors can lead to the uncertainty in energy-consumption. To appropriately characterize the uncertainties and generate a robust speed trajectory, this study specifically proposes distance-speed networks over the inter-station and treats the uncertainty with respect to energy consumption as discrete sample-based random variables with correlation. The problem of interest is formulated as a stochastic constrained shortest path problem with travel time threshold constraints in which the expected total energy consumption is treated as the evaluation index. To generate an approximate optimal solution, a Lagrangian relaxation algorithm combined with dynamic programming algorithm is proposed to solve the optimal solutions. Numerical examples are implemented and analyzed to demonstrate the performance of proposed approaches.

Keywords train speed trajectory optimization      railway operation      stochastic programming     
Corresponding Author(s): Lixing YANG   
Just Accepted Date: 13 September 2017   Online First Date: 31 October 2017    Issue Date: 14 December 2017
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Li WANG,Lixing YANG,Ziyou GAO, et al. Robust train speed trajectory optimization: A stochastic constrained shortest path approach[J]. Front. Eng, 2017, 4(4): 408-417.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fem/EN/10.15302/J-FEM-2017042
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fem/EN/Y2017/V4/I4/408
Fig.1  Illustration of a driving system
Fig.2  Illustration of speed trajectory over an inter-station
Fig.3  Illustration of speed-distance network over an inter-station
Upper limit/sUpper bound/kWhLower bound/kWhRelative gap/%
8030.987528.11299.27
8130.971029.12055.97
8230.991327.520411.20
8330.998026.590014.19
8430.957529.37665.10
8530.957728.84256.83
8630.965928.47308.05
8730.976628.71747.29
8830.948728.61477.54
8930.972928.36218.42
Tab.1  Computational results with different upper limits
Fig.4  Speed trajectories with different upper limits
Fig.5  Computational times with different samples
Fig.6  Speed trajectories with different samples
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