Optimal strategies for the control of a train

Automatica

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 519-532

  Howlett, Phil ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Discrete control; Numerical algorithms; Optimal control; Optimal switching; Train control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL STRATEGIES; LONG HAUL FREIGHT TRAIN; MINIMUM COST STRATEGY; TRACTION CONTROL;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030128937     PISSN: 00051098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0005-1098(95)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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