SIMULATION OF DRIVER’S LOCOMOTIVE-HANDLING ACTIVITY USING THE THEORY OF FUZZY GRAPHS

T. V. Butko; O. M. Horobchenko

doi:10.15802/stp2015/42164

Authors

T. V. Butko Dep. «Management of Operational Work», Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Feiierbakh Sq., 7, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61000, tel. +38 (057) 730 10 89, e-mail uermp@ukr.net, ORCID 0000-0003-4027-3030, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-3030
O. M. Horobchenko Dep. «Operation and Maintenance of Rolling Stock», Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Feiirbakh Sq., 7, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61000, tel. +38 (063) 580 27 13, e-mail superteacher@yandex.ru, ORCID 0000-0002-9868-3852, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9868-3852

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15802/stp2015/42164

Keywords:

safety movement, the locomotive crew, fuzzy graph, train, decision-making

Abstract

Purpose. The efficiency and safety of locomotive control improving is important and relevant scientific and practical problem. Every driver during the trains-handling bases on his experience and knowledge, that is why the compilation and detection the most efficient ways to control the locomotive-handling is one of the stages of measures development to reduce transportation costs. The purpose of this paper is a formalization process description of locomotive-handling and quality parameters determination of this process. Methodology. In order to achieve this goal the theory of fuzzy probabilistic graphs was used. Vertices of the graph correspond to the events start and end operations at train-handling. The graph arcs describe operations on train-handling. Graph consists of thirteen peaks corresponding to the main control actions of the engine-driver. The weighting factors of transitions between vertices are assigned by fuzzy numbers. Their values were obtained by expert estimates. Fuzzy probabilities and transition time are presented as numbers with trapezoidal membership function. Findings. Using successive merging of parallel arcs, loops and vertices elimination, the equivalent fuzzy graph of train-handling and the corresponding L-matrix were obtained. Equivalent graph takes into account separately activity of the driver during normal operation and during emergency situations. Originality. The theoretical foundations of describing process formalization in driver’s locomotive-handling activity were developed using the fuzzy probabilistic graph. The parameters characterizing the decision-making process of engineer were obtained. Practical value. With the resulting model it is possible to estimate the available reserves for the quality improvement of locomotive-handling. Reduction in the time for decision-making will lead to the approximation the current mode of control to the rational one and decrease costs of hauling operations. And reduction in the time for the emergency situations identifying will lead to the traffic safety increasing through the implementation of measures of early response to danger.

Author Biographies

T. V. Butko, Dep. «Management of Operational Work», Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Feiierbakh Sq., 7, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61000, tel. +38 (057) 730 10 89, e-mail uermp@ukr.net, ORCID 0000-0003-4027-3030

Т. В. Бутько

O. M. Horobchenko, Dep. «Operation and Maintenance of Rolling Stock», Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Feiirbakh Sq., 7, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61000, tel. +38 (063) 580 27 13, e-mail superteacher@yandex.ru, ORCID 0000-0002-9868-3852

О. М. Горобченко

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