Artificial neural network as a support of platform track assignment within simulation models reflecting passenger railway stations

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

Volumn 223, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-515

  Bazant M ^a   Kavicka A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Decision making process; Passenger railway station; Platform track assignment; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; PASSENGER RAILWAY STATION; PLATFORM TRACK ASSIGNMENT; SIMULATION MODEL;

BACKPROPAGATION; LOCOMOTIVES; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROFITABILITY; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD STATIONS; RAILROADS; SIMULATORS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70349321284     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT268     Document Type: Article

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