Active antiskidding control strategy on electric locomotives,

This paper deals with the investigation of an antiskidding control strategy on electric locomotives. A simple, but accurate electro-mechanical computer model for a locomotive is developed. As a test case, the ETR500 train was considered and the mathematical model has been validated with real data acquisi-tions. The anti-skidding strategy is strictly multi-axles, and it uses only electrical measurements for detecting skidding. Simulation tests have shown the effectiveness of the proposed control system, even if more axles are slipping