Optimal traffic control at railway junctions

IEE Proceedings: Electric Power Applications

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 140-148

  Ho, T K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; RIGHTS OF WAY;

RAILWAY JUNCTIONS; TRAFFIC FLOW MODEL;

RAILROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 0031097820     PISSN: 13502352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-epa:19970941     Document Type: Article

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