A robust control strategy for virtual coupling train platoons

This paper presents a train robust control method to optimize train operation based on the concept virtual coupling on train platoon. This approach is inspired by the recent development of platoon control for autonomous vehicles, and it is hoped that this platoon control can be applied to railway transportation. We use a decentralized model...

Preliminary design of a flood abatement control zone (ZAC) in the region of Murcia, Spain

The coastal area of the Murcia region in Spain experiences more frequent and more intense flash floods caused by inland heavy rainfall due to climate change. This results in high water levels in towns and cities, leading to risk of loss of life and many financial damages. Currently the region is vulnerable, because there are no hydraulic...

Sustainability and Paradigms of Mughal Architecture in Old Delhi 1526 – 1707

The thesis seeks to analyze the Mughal Architecture in Old Delhi from 1526 till 1707. Starting with a brief description about the history of India, it allows the reader to acknowledge the motifs of the Mughal sultanate and how it was established. The writing advances to introduce the six main Mughal emperors in Delhi such as Babur, Humayun,...

Formal Synthesis of Event-Triggered Controllers

In networked control systems (NCS), the components of the control system communicate over a network, which poses challenges to the control synthesis procedure. Signal sampling is one of those challenges. A typical approach is to sample the signal periodically, but this can be inefficient. Event-triggered control (ETC) is a more efficient way to...

Redesign Frequency for Fixed-time and Vehicle-actuated Signal Controllers at A Right-turning Channelized Intersection

Fixed-time control and vehicle-actuated control are two main signaling strategies implemented at intersections for urban traffic management. The timing and structure of the controllers are usually designed optimally based on average historical demand patterns at the intersection. Under the premise of performance quality assurance, both fixed...

Less is More: Improved Traffic Flow Efficiency Effects at Vehicle-Actuated Signalised Intersections with Permitted Conflicts as opposed to Protected Conflicts

Permitted conflicts at (vehicle-actuated) signalised intersections are widely researched, though with the main focus on the traffic safety implications, because with permitted conflicts, two or more conflicting streams at a signalised intersection receive green at the same time, and thus meet at the conflict zone, as opposed to protected...