Research on System and Method of Decentralized Stopping for Vehicle Loading and Unloading Operations in Railway-Water Intermodal Transport
The loading and unloading operations of various railway vehicles for railway-water intermodal transport are conducted at automated terminals.To achieve the stopping function of railway vehicles for port railways within the loading and unloading operation area,a decentralized and uniform stopping system for safety protection suitable for the characteristics of operational scenarios is designed to ensure the stable and safe loading and unloading operations of railway vehicles.In this research,the section positioning technology based on track circuit is adopted to determine the vehicle delivery and pickup processes based on the train occupancy and clearance time sequence in several track sections.Subsequently,the braking or release of the track stop device is controlled according to the needs of the process stage,enabling the stopping control of railway vehicles for railway-water intermodal transport.This enables a flexible and stable stopping state of railway vehicles within the loading and unloading operation area relative to any location of the gantry crane loading and unloading operations.
railway-water intermodal transportvehicle loading and unloadingdecentralizedstoppingautomated terminal