Computers in Railways: XIV

Contents Section 1: Train control systems Taking effective delay reduction measures and using delay elements as indices for Tokyo's metropolitan railways; The hierarchical real-time control of high speed trains for automatic train operation; Simple on-line observation and compensation of dead-time effects Section 2: Communications and signalling Innovative train control systems based on ERTMS and satellite-public TLC networks; Performance testing for high-speed train tracing and an approach-alarming system; Railway track layout modelling and its application to an automatic route setting system; Standardization of logic for a constant warning time control at automatic level crossings; Black-box testing tool of railway signalling system software with a focus on user convenience; Research on train communication network based on switched Ethernet Section 3: Computer techniques and simulations A knowledge-based engineering approach for supporting railway manufacturers from the tender notice to the designing phase; Checking the European Railways Traffic Management System (ERTMS) operating rules using UML and the B method; A turn-back track constraint train scheduling algorithm on a multi-interval rail transit line; Real-time ATO reconfiguration for operational stability; The design of an optimal running curve for train operation based on a novel parameterization method aiming to minimize the total energy consumption; A tool to estimate the wheel/rail contact and temperature rising under dry, wet, oily conditions; The effect of high-speed Shinkansen train draughts in tunnels on current collection performance; Finite element analysis of wheel/rail squeal noise; Architecture description language for Cyber Physical Systems analysis: a railway control system case study; Simulation of freight train operations with departures ahead of schedule Section 4: Monitoring and maintenance Modelling a temperature regime of a railway track structure and its comparison with the results of experimental measurements; Some experience and preliminary conclusions from the experimental monitoring of the temperature regime of a subgrade structure; Reliability analysis and prediction of the failure process of some traction converters; Analysis of the influence of track quality for new and existing urban railway lines on train operation; The development of a Line-to-Ground Fault Detection System for a DC feeding system on a support pole; A study of the elastic vertical displacement of a roadbed and HSB with an increase in speed on a high speed concrete track (HEMU-430x); Monitoring of combustion locomotive state with the use of an on-board device Section 5: Operations quality Evaluation of robustness indicators using railway operation simulation; Cyclic timetable improvement with train traffic data analysis; Zonal Operations: a method to rationalise operations; Towards a versatile European Driver Advisory System; Optimization approaches of large rail-freight junctions; ComplexTrans: the global land transportation system; Evaluation of the potential improvements in freight rail transport: the case of a Swedish rail company Section 6: Planning Is it worth it? Sketch appraisal of the relevance of proposals for new rail lines; Rail vehicles recycling; A real option methodology to determine the optimal intervention windows for railway infrastructure; The building and implementation of a track unit selection model for a comprehensive track maintenance plan; The catchment area of high architectural railway stations: an application of the Graham scan algorithm; Digital Pattern Product Development: a pattern-driven approach for improving the bidding process in rail transport systems; The impact of different maximum speeds on journey times, energy use, headway times and the number of trains required for Phase One of Britain's High Speed Two line; The object-oriented design of overhead contact line systems for railway and tram systems; The use of microsimulation models for the planning and management of metro systems; Particulate Matter concentrations in a new section of metro line: a case study in Italy Section 7: Timetable planning Punctuality analysis by the microscopic simulation and visualization of web-based train information system data; Tuning delay-propagation models to meet practical planning procedure requirements; Supporting tools for automated timetable planning; Shortening average trip times by adjusting stopping and overtaking train stations; A case study of development of the transportation plan and the operation control system for a high-speed railway using a relational database; Dr.METRO: a demand-responsive metro-train operation planning program; The optimization of train timetable stop-skipping patterns in urban railway operations; A new optimization model for railway slot allocation Section 8: Rescheduling The prediction of passenger flow under transport disturbance using accumulated passenger data; An optimized, automatic TMS in operations in Roma Tiburtina and Monfalcone stations; Optimal rescheduling for the mixed passenger and freight line; The development of a rescheduling system for train traffic operation; Generating a train rescheduling timetable considering the train routes on tracks and car types Section 9: Energy supply and consumption Optimisation of the DC railway power feeding system using the embedded simulation technique; Minimizing energy consumption in railways by voltage control on substations; Impacts of energy saving strategies (ESSs) on rail services and related effects on travel demand; Towards a simulation-based framework for evaluating energy-efficient solutions in train operation; Strategy of speed restriction allowing extended running times to minimize energy consumption and passenger disutility; Analysing the business case for introducing a 3 kV traction power supply in Dutch railways; Optimizing the energy consumption and operational availability of point heaters using weather forecasts; Optimal train speed profiles by dynamic programming with parallel computing and the fine-tuning of mesh; An energy storage and rapid charge system using EDLC for the Solar Light Rail; A genetic algorithm based train speed regulation optimization; OPF for an HVDC feeder solution for railway power supply systems; An SOS2-based moving trains, fixed nodes, railway power system simulator Section 10: Safety An analysis of different sensors for turnout detection for train-borne localization systems; A fatigue limit diagram for plastic rail clips; A formal modeling methodology of the French railway interlocking system via HCPN Section 11: Railway vehicle dynamics Prediction of long-term subgrade deformation under cyclic loadings with the implicit-explicit transition method using finite elements; Dynamic analysis of railway bridges supported by a Winkler foundation under uniform partially distributed moving railway vehicles; Fuzzy logic creep control for a 2D locomotive dynamic model under transient wheel-rail contact conditions; A study of an active steering bogie system for the curve negotiation on a sharp curved track; Numerical simulation on wind pressure transients in high speed train tunnels