Computers in Railways XVIII
Railway Engineering Design and Operation
Published on 23. November 2022
Book
Hardback
276 pages
978-1-78466-479-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originating from papers presented at the 18th International Conference on Railway Engineering Design and Operation, this book provides up-to-date research on 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. A key emphasis is placed on the use of computer systems in advanced railway engineering.
The included works are compiled from a variety of specialists interested in the development of railways, including managers, consultants, railway engineers, designers of advanced train control systems and computer specialists.
Topics covered include: Traffic safety, security and monitoring; Train and railways analysis; Operation of rail networks; Advanced train control; Energy-efficient design; Traffic modelling and simulation.
Originating from papers presented at the 18th International Conference on Railway Engineering Design and Operation, this book provides up-to-date research on 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. A key emphasis is placed on the use of computer systems in advanced railway engineering.
The included works are compiled from a variety of specialists interested in the development of railways, including managers, consultants, railway engineers, designers of advanced train control systems and computer specialists.
Topics covered include: Traffic safety, security and monitoring; Train and railways analysis; Operation of rail networks; Advanced train control; Energy-efficient design; Traffic modelling and simulation.
The included works are compiled from a variety of specialists interested in the development of railways, including managers, consultants, railway engineers, designers of advanced train control systems and computer specialists.
Topics covered include: Traffic safety, security and monitoring; Train and railways analysis; Operation of rail networks; Advanced train control; Energy-efficient design; Traffic modelling and simulation.
Originating from papers presented at the 18th International Conference on Railway Engineering Design and Operation, this book provides up-to-date research on 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. A key emphasis is placed on the use of computer systems in advanced railway engineering.
The included works are compiled from a variety of specialists interested in the development of railways, including managers, consultants, railway engineers, designers of advanced train control systems and computer specialists.
Topics covered include: Traffic safety, security and monitoring; Train and railways analysis; Operation of rail networks; Advanced train control; Energy-efficient design; Traffic modelling and simulation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
719 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78466-479-4 (9781784664794)
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Content
Section 1: Traffic safety, security and monitoring
Analysis of tram comfort using the UNE EN 12299:2010 standard and Sperling method (Wz); Publication analysis of concepts for train integrity monitoring systems; Study for the compatibility of both cybersecurity and functional safety standards for railway signalling applications; ATO over ETCS: A system analysis for freight trains
Section 2: Train and railways analysis
Construction of fault evolution maps for damage level assessment of railway bearings;
Study on the influence of the modelling strategy in the calculation of the worn profile of railway wheels; Influence of modified powertrain masses on the ride comfort of a
light rail vehicle; Computer simulation to predict the sliding wear of pearlitic rails in
contact between cast and forged railway wheels
Section 3: Operation of rail networks
Potentiality of rail networks: Integrated services on conventional and high-speed lines; Weather and train disruptions in Sweden, 2011-2019; Articulated train of deep well cars for high-speed container transport; Prediction of real-time train arrival times along the Swedish Southern Mainline
Section 4: Advanced train control
Specification and design of a modular and extensible architecture for testing moving block systems; Safe dual-frequency EGNSS receiver for railways: The TRENI project;
Development of a new level crossing control system utilizing commercial mobile network and GNSS
Section 5: Energy-efficient design
Verification of DC ground fault detector for the signal equipment room; Study for the introduction of digital communication using optical fibre cables between control rooms and switchyard; Sustainable development of freight transport using a faster and more eco-friendly mode
Section 6: Traffic modelling and simulation
Improving rail network simulations with discrete distributions in OnTime; ATO over ETCS: Model-based system and architecture analysis with ARCADIA and Event-B; Enhance railway digital map for SLAM: Feasibility study; TrainRuns.jl: An open-source tool for running time estimation
Analysis of tram comfort using the UNE EN 12299:2010 standard and Sperling method (Wz); Publication analysis of concepts for train integrity monitoring systems; Study for the compatibility of both cybersecurity and functional safety standards for railway signalling applications; ATO over ETCS: A system analysis for freight trains
Section 2: Train and railways analysis
Construction of fault evolution maps for damage level assessment of railway bearings;
Study on the influence of the modelling strategy in the calculation of the worn profile of railway wheels; Influence of modified powertrain masses on the ride comfort of a
light rail vehicle; Computer simulation to predict the sliding wear of pearlitic rails in
contact between cast and forged railway wheels
Section 3: Operation of rail networks
Potentiality of rail networks: Integrated services on conventional and high-speed lines; Weather and train disruptions in Sweden, 2011-2019; Articulated train of deep well cars for high-speed container transport; Prediction of real-time train arrival times along the Swedish Southern Mainline
Section 4: Advanced train control
Specification and design of a modular and extensible architecture for testing moving block systems; Safe dual-frequency EGNSS receiver for railways: The TRENI project;
Development of a new level crossing control system utilizing commercial mobile network and GNSS
Section 5: Energy-efficient design
Verification of DC ground fault detector for the signal equipment room; Study for the introduction of digital communication using optical fibre cables between control rooms and switchyard; Sustainable development of freight transport using a faster and more eco-friendly mode
Section 6: Traffic modelling and simulation
Improving rail network simulations with discrete distributions in OnTime; ATO over ETCS: Model-based system and architecture analysis with ARCADIA and Event-B; Enhance railway digital map for SLAM: Feasibility study; TrainRuns.jl: An open-source tool for running time estimation