For safe and economic driving
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Even if, for regulatory reasons, training in driving a locomotive is an obligatory stage for trainees, the additional training, maintenance and improvement of their skills is provided by simulation. It is the ideal tool for understanding the inertia phenomena operating on trains of several thousand tons, learning how to accelerate and stop a train of 100 wagons or more as required, or acquiring a driving technique that will reduce the train's energy consumption by 5 to 10 percent.
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CORYS T.E.S.S. simulators' strong points are: |
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Tailor-made definition of train size and composition, traction forces and mass distribution: empty or full wagons, freight type, type of traction/brake system (pneumatic, electric, distributed power). |
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a highly sophisticated model of train dynamics based on the GEMCO model that was thoroughly validated on various types of “heavy trains” in Australia and the United States. Modelling enables energy wave propagation to be displayed in real time, wagon by wagon. |
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an “economic driving” module tested by large American freight operators. |
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addition of new functions such as GPS localization, event recording, and on-board equipment simulation (ETMS, ECP, etc).
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