The Optimal Control of a Train

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 65-87

  Howlett, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrete control; Optimal control; Optimal switching times; Train control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034558908     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019235819716     Document Type: Article

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