Handbook of Optimization in the Railway Industry
Handbook of Optimization in the Railway Industry

Author: Ralf Borndörfer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-03-01

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 3319721534

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This book promotes the use of mathematical optimization and operations research methods in rail transportation. The editors assembled thirteen contributions from leading scholars to present a unified voice, standardize terminology, and assess the state-of-the-art. There are three main clusters of articles, corresponding to the classical stages of the planning process: strategic, tactical, and operational. These three clusters are further subdivided into five parts which correspond to the main phases of the railway network planning process: network assessment, capacity planning, timetabling, resource planning, and operational planning. Individual chapters cover: Simulation Capacity Assessment Network Design Train Routing Robust Timetabling Event Scheduling Track Allocation Blocking Shunting Rolling Stock Crew Scheduling Dispatching Delay Propagation

COMPRAIL
COMPRAIL

Author: C. A. Brebbia

Publisher: WIT Press

Published: 2016-12-14

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1784662437

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The papers presented in this volume aim to update the use of advanced systems, promoting their general awareness throughout the management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other emerging passenger, freight and transit systems. The book particularly emphasizes the use of computer systems in advanced railway engineering.Topics covered include: Communications and signalling; Operations quality; Energy supply and consumption; Monitoring and maintenance; Computer simulations Planning and policy; Operational planning; Safety and security; Rescheduling; Timetable planning.

The Theory and Method of Design and Optimization for Railway Intelligent Transportation Systems (RITS)
The Theory and Method of Design and Optimization for Railway Intelligent Transportation Systems (RITS)

Author: Wang Zhou

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1608051382

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This book explains the theory and methods of system optimization design for railway intelligent transportation systems (RITS), which optimizes RITS total performance by decreasing the difficulty and cost of system development and increasing the system efficiency. Readers will understand key concepts of RITS and the latest research relevant to China and other countries where RITSs have been developed. The book is suitable for university scholars in the field of railway transportation.

Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles
Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles

Author: Maksym Spiryagin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-05-13

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1466575662

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Keep Up with Advancements in the Field of Rail Vehicle Design A thorough understanding of the issues that affect dynamic performance, as well as more inventive methods for controlling rail vehicle dynamics, is needed to meet the demands for safer rail vehicles with higher speed and loads. Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles examines the field of rail vehicle design, maintenance, and modification, as well as performance issues related to these types of vehicles. This text analyzes rail vehicle design issues and dynamic responses, describes the design and features of rail vehicles, and introduces methods that address the operational conditions of this complex system. Progresses from Basic Concepts and Terminology to Detailed Explanations and Techniques Focused on both non-powered and powered rail vehicles—freight and passenger rolling stock, locomotives, and self-powered vehicles used for public transport—this book introduces the problems involved in designing and modeling all types of rail vehicles. It explores the applications of vehicle dynamics, train operations, and track infrastructure maintenance. It introduces the fundamentals of locomotive design, multibody dynamics, and longitudinal train dynamics, and discusses co-simulation techniques. It also highlights recent advances in rail vehicle design, and contains applicable standards and acceptance tests from around the world. • Includes multidisciplinary simulation approaches • Contains an understanding of rail vehicle design and simulation techniques • Establishes the connection between theory and many simulation examples • Presents simple to advanced rail vehicle design and simulation methodologies Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles serves as an introductory text for graduate or senior undergraduate students, and as a reference for practicing engineers and researchers investigating performance issues related to these types of vehicles.

Computers in Railways XIV
Computers in Railways XIV

Author: C. A. Brebbia

Publisher: WIT Press

Published: 2014-06-24

Total Pages: 941

ISBN-13: 1845647661

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This book contains the 14th proceedings of the, very successful, International conference on Railway Engineering Design and Optimization (COMPRAIL 2014), which began in 1987. Encouraging the update and use of advanced systems, the book promotes their general awareness throughout the business management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other emerging passenger, freight and transit systems. It particularly emphasises the use of computer systems in advanced railway engineering. Topics covered include: Timetable planning; Computer techniques and simulations; Actual train control; Operations quality; Risk management; Planning; Monitoring and maintenance; Energy supply and consumption; Communications and signalling; Rescheduling; Safety and security; Railway vehicle dynamics; Driverless and automatic train operation.

Rescheduling/timetable Optimization of Trains Along the U.S. Shared-use Corridors
Rescheduling/timetable Optimization of Trains Along the U.S. Shared-use Corridors

Author: Pasi T. Lautala

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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"The majority of intercity passenger and commuter rail services in the U.S. operate on the shared-use corridors with freight rail services. These types of operations tend to be challenging for efficient capacity utilization and reliability due to the high heterogeneity of trains. As passenger traffic seeks higher speed and more frequencies, the situation is likely to be exacerbated. There are two main approaches to address the challenge, either by applying new capital investment (upgrading infrastructure components), or by modifying operational characteristics and parameters of the rail services (e.g. rescheduling and timetable management techniques). This project will build on current work to apply European and U.S. simulations software on shared use corridors. The objective is to develop a capacity parametric model that uses train timetable and optimization techniques to supplement rail operations simulation analysis toward improved capacity utilization levels of a given corridor. This study will focus on two existing shared use corridors. It will continue the work already initiated on Baltimore-Washington section of the Northeast Corridor and incorporate a segment of Michigan HSR corridor. The study will be based on actual infrastructure, signaling and train characteristics and will use outputs of the European simulation packages (Railsys and/or Opentrack) as well as Rail Traffic Controller (RTC), a common simulation package in the U.S., to evaluate different traffic scenarios and operational variables of the proposed model."--

Computer-based Modelling and Optimization in Transportation
Computer-based Modelling and Optimization in Transportation

Author: Jorge Freire Sousa

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-02-20

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 3319046306

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This volume brings together works resulting from research carried out by members of the EURO Working Group on Transportation (EWGT) and presented during meetings and workshops organized by the Group under the patronage of the Association of European Operational Research Societies in 2012 and 2013. The main targets of the EWGT include providing a forum to share research information and experience, encouraging joint research and the development of both theoretical methods and applications, and promoting cooperation among the many institutions and organizations which are leaders at national level in the field of transportation and logistics. The primary fields of interest concern operational research methods, mathematical models and computation algorithms, to solve and sustain solutions to problems mainly faced by public administrations, city authorities, public transport companies, service providers and logistic operators. Related areas of interest are: land use and transportation planning, traffic control and simulation models, traffic network equilibrium models, public transport planning and management, applications of combinatorial optimization, vehicle routing and scheduling, intelligent transport systems, logistics and freight transport, environment problems, transport safety, and impact evaluation methods. In this volume, attention focuses on the following topics of interest: · Decision-making and decision support · Energy and Environmental Impacts · Urban network design · Optimization and simulation · Traffic Modelling, Control and Network Traffic Management · Transportation Planning · Mobility, Accessibility and Travel Behavior · Vehicle Routing