Functional simulation of railway stations on the basis of finite-state automata

Abstract

The general scheme of railway station’s model and technique of formalizing the technologic processes at stations are described. To take into account the human impact on station’s operation is suggested to use ergatic models. In conformity with concept of stations’ ergatic models a person is directly involved into the simulation process and manages the station technological processes acting as a dispatcher. The formalization of technological processes for processing the objects is performed on the basis of deterministic finite-state automaton. Designed model can be used for optimization of technical and technological parameters of railway stations, as well as in computer simulators for training of railway traffic managers.

Keywords

• railway stations
• simulation
• ergatic model
• finite-state automate