Predictive traffic regulation for metro loop lines based on quadratic programming

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-89

  Fernandez, A ^a,b   Cucala, A P ^a   Vitoriano, B ^a   De Cuadra, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

^b Universidad Pontificia Comillas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Optimization; Quadratic programming; Railway traffic control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MAINTAINABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RAILROAD SIGNAL SYSTEMS; RAILROAD TRACKS;

HEADWAY OPERATION; METRO LOOP LINES; RAILWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC REGULATION MODEL;

RAILROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 34247162638     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097F00505     Document Type: Article

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