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morsing		#1 Posted : 18 August 2015 20:46:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 586 Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire		Hi, What do you set your braking distance to? And do you use distance or timed braking? I've found that realistic braking becomes a bit impractical and it must get work if you want to automate things? Thanks
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Gregor		#2 Posted : 18 August 2015 22:31:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/04/2003(UTC) Posts: 996 Location: Netherlands		Hi, I use a predetection section at the station entrance, after which each loc decelerates slowly to a minimum speed. It then keeps crawling at that speed until it hits the final detection section, just in front of the signal. Then the train is stopped. It works very realisticly. Predetection section and final section are approx 1.8 meters apart. I have written the control software myself, but can imagine that available software packages can do something similar. Gregor


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DaleSchultz		#3 Posted : 18 August 2015 22:45:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 3,997		I place a detection point about 30cm before the stop point. Then in addition there is a detection point at the start of the station/track and the speed of the train is then computer controlled to decelerate to stop based on the known distance to the stop point. Each loco has a minimum creep speed defined and when the train gets to the 30cm point, all locos on the train are see to their 'creep' speed. So the trains slow down as bets they can given their speed steps and then for safety sake, crawl the last few inches. I have an old video (from 13 years ago) showing this in action: http://layout.mixmox.com...21Computerisedslowtostop
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morsing		#4 Posted : 19 August 2015 08:13:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 586 Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire		Hi, That's very cool :-) I haven't got computer control yet, it's currently manual control and I was thinking of a way to slow a train down in two stages using braking sections on shared track towards a station. But that seems almost impossible... Maybe I need to re-think station designs to at least be one way per entry track. Thanks
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Gregor		#5 Posted : 19 August 2015 10:24:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/04/2003(UTC) Posts: 996 Location: Netherlands		Originally Posted by: morsing Maybe I need to re-think station designs to at least be one way per entry track. You can still have bidirectional traffic. You can use the detection spot either as predetection in one direction or final stop in the other. In my stations I have arranged it as such.


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