photo: Knorr-Bremse AG LinkedIn/Knorr-Bremse and DB develop innovations in the railway industry. All you need to know about the RBD project
The German manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, Knorr-Bremse AG, has announced a close collaboration with Deutsche Bahn and DB Systemtechnik on the Reproducible Braking Distance (RBD) project.
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In the past three weeks, they have conducted more than 300 braking tests to collect data for further developments and improvements.
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Reproducible Braking Distance is a concept for an innovative braking architecture for rail transport, which will further contribute to more frequent train departures and greater rail mobility. The concept is based on accounting for wheel-to-rail traction and deceleration in brake control. These tests are an invaluable input for further developments to put the technology into operation.
The cooperation between Knorr-Bremse and DB is funded by the Shift2Rail program.
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