Computers in Railways: Railway Design and Management v. 1
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer-aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Mass Transit Systems
Published in August 1994
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-1-85312-354-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first of two volumes updating the use of computer based techniques in the design, manufacture, and operation of railways and other advanced passenger and freight transit systems. Topics covered include: Railway planning - forecasting studies; management and information systems - maintenance of track, alignment and bridge design; reliability and punctuality of train service; design - software for safety systems; and manufacture and testing - robotics.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.ch.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85312-354-2 (9781853123542)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Common research on transport; computer applications in Toronto's rapid transit expansion program; computer-based planning techniques and the appraisal of an underground railway extension; integration of power feeding and train dispatching subsystems to increase railway service capability; validation of software for railway applications; modelling and simulation of electric railway traction, track signalling and power systems.