Optimal Trajectory Planning and Train Scheduling for Urban Rail Transit Systems

This book contributes to making urban rail transport fast, punctual and energy-efficient -significant factors in the importance of public transportation systems to economic, environmental and social requirements at both municipal and national levels. It proposes new methods for shortening passenger...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Yihui (Author), Ning, Bin (Author), van den Boom, Ton (Author), De Schutter, Bart (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Advances in Industrial Control,
Subjects:
Control engineering.
Transportation engineering.
Traffic engineering.
Human geography.
Control and Systems Theory.
Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.
Human Geography.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background: Train Operation and Scheduling
  • Optimal Trajectory Planning for a Single Train
  • Optimal Trajectory Planning for Multiple Trains
  • OD-Independent Train Scheduling for an Urban Rail Transit Line
  • OD-Dependent Train Scheduling for an Urban Rail Transit Line
  • OD-Dependent Train Scheduling for an Urban Rail Transit Network
  • Overview and Future Directions
  • Appendix: A General Formulation of the Pseudospectral Method.

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