Automatic train regulation for metro lines using dual heuristic dynamic programming

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

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-23

  Lin, W S ^a   Sheu, J W ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei City Government ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptive critic design; Automatic train regulation; Dynamic programming

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CRITIC DESIGNS; ATR SYSTEM; AUTOMATIC TRAIN REGULATION; CAPACITY UTILIZATION; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; DUAL HEURISTIC DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; EXISTING SYSTEMS; LINEAR QUADRATIC REGULATOR; METRO LINES; NON-LINEAR; RAILWAY SYSTEM; SERVICE QUALITY; STOCHASTIC CHARACTERISTIC; TRAIN REGULATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; INVESTMENTS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77950111036     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT283     Document Type: Article

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