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 …

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 …

This paper presents an analytic optimal control method for the virtually coupled train set
(VCTS) in high-speed railway, aiming at maintaining consistent speed and safe spacing …

The possibility to couple train units into consists, which can be vehicles or platoons, has
been proposed to improve, among other, average passenger speed, energy efficiency, and …

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 …

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 (VC) is regarded as a breakthrough to the traditional train operation and
control for improving the capability and flexibility in railways. It brings benefits as trains under …

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 …

In this work, a distributed fault-tolerant control strategy is proposed for cooperative operation
of high-speed trains (HSTs) subject to unmodeled dynamics, time-varying external …

In this paper, a novel approach to train control systems based on virtual coupling is
presented. Virtual coupling is a concept that has evolved from platooning of vehicles and …