Mechatronics in ground transportation - Current trends and future possibilities

Annual Reviews in Control

Volumn 22, Issue , 1998, Pages 133-144

  Kortum W ^a   Goodall, R M ^b   Hedrick, J K ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Ground Transportation Systems technology; Mechatronics; System Dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY;

MECHATRONICS;

EID: 0042285309     PISSN: 13675788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5788(98)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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