Optimal Trajectory Planning and Train Scheduling for Urban Rail Transit Systems

by Ton Van Den Boom, Bart De Schutter, Yihui Wang, et al.

Book Overview

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 travel times and for reducing energy consumption, addressing two major topics: (1) train trajectory planning: the authors derive a nonlinear model for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319308882
• ISBN13: 9783319308883
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"