TORS

A train unit shunting and servicing simulator

Conference paper (2021)

Authors

J.G.M. van der Linden Algorithmics -

J. Mulderij Algorithmics -

B. Huisman Algorithmics - , NS Stations

Joris W. Den Ouden NS Stations

Marjan van den Akker Universiteit Utrecht

Han Hoogeveen Universiteit Utrecht

M.M. de Weerdt Algorithmics -

Research Group

Algorithmics () (TU Delft)

Multi-Agent Path Finding Train Unit Shunting Problem Event-based simulation Railway Operations TORS Train Unit Shunting and Servicing

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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Software Technology

Research Group

Algorithmics

Abstract

When trains are finished with their transportation tasks during the day, they are moved to a shunting yard where they are routed, parked, cleaned, subject to regular maintenance checks and repaired during the night. The resulting Train Unit Shunting and Servicing problem motivates advanced research in planning and scheduling in general since it integrates several known individually hard problems while incorporating many real-life details. We developed an event-based simulator called TORS (Dutch acronym for Train Shunting and Servicing Simulator), that provides the user with a state and all feasible actions. After an action is picked, TORS calculates the result and the process repeats. This simulator facilitates research into a realistic application of multi-agent path finding.

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