Machine vision analysis of the energy efficiency of intermodal freight trains

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

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-364

  Lai, Y C ^a,e   Barkan, C P L ^a   Drapa, J ^a,f   Ahuja, N ^a   Hart, J M ^a   Narayanan, P J ^b   Jawahar, C V ^b   Kumar, A ^b   Million, L R ^c   Stehly, M P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c BNSF Railway   (United States)

^d Healthpoint Biotherapeutics   (United States)

^e University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^f TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Energy efficiency; Environment; Fuel use; Image analysis algorithms; Intermodal; Machine vision

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT TRAINS; FUEL USE; IMAGE ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS;

AERODYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOCOMOTIVES; RAILROAD CARS;

COMPUTER VISION;

EID: 38149011308     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT92     Document Type: Article

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