segments settings....

hi guys!

well, i understand the editor very well, but i dont have idea of some of the segments setings:

station:
what the wait time works?? because i changed the default but i dont see any changes...
what is the std. deviation??

brakes:
what is the diferences and the works of the block segment and complete stop??
what the hell is the hysterisis????
iam very complicated with the MCBR......

this is all, please , help me, because i want to learn the segments settings well, specially the brakes runs , the mcbr and the block segments..

thanks in advance.

alanbrado![:D]

w8 time: time to w8 in station i think
std. deviation: how much the time can deffer from w8 time i guess

The next ones i'm shure about:

Block segment makes the brake run count as a block segment, just as lift and station are. Try turning on the "show block borders" thing somewhere (view menu??) and U will see what I mean

Complete stop makes the train stop completely before it is released (if deceleration value allows for that)

Hysteresis is the speed at wich the brake will release the train (if NOT set to complete stop)

[Dirk_Ermen]

thanks intamin AG i always thought what the hysteris did.
only still one question, if you put the hysteris g-force, high(like 4g). The release speed is short/long...[confused]

There are 2 ways to explain:

The easy way:
The higher the G-force, the faster the deceleration.

The hard way:
That number is the force at which the train decellerates.
Ever learned the formula F = m x a??
It is Newton's second law of motion.
You can, if talking about deceleration turn it into this:

Gforce = Force(of brakes) : 9.81(gravity per kg in The Netherlands)
and decelleration = brakeforce : train mass

Actually G-force means the actual force in Newtons, divided by the gravity constant, which is approx. 9.8 N/kg on Earth so a force of 9.81N means 1G! 4.905N means 0.5G etc.

This way we can also calculate the train mass NL uses! And the brake force! Hooray! We can be NoLimits Stengels!

N.B.
Als ik dit moet vertalen moet je t ff zeggen!

[Dirk_Ermen]

thanks for the little help.

(dutch)
ps. ik kan ook wel engels hoor[;)]

Hysteresis is different...

Hysteresis is the half difference between triggerspeed and release speed

Example: brake set to 20kmh, hysteresis set to 5kmh
trigger speed: 25kmh (20+5)
release speed: 15kmh (20-5)

So, a train entering the brake with 24kmh will not trigger the brake but run through with 24kmh.
A train with 25kmh and more will trigger the brake. The brake releases when the train is only doing 15kmh.
Using a very low hysteresis will give you a nervous brake. Also when the brake is long and slanted, a small hysteresis can cause the brake to trigger two or more times.

BTW: There's a very good description of this in the helpfile/manual.

Buster.