A model to obtain optimal designs of railway overhead knuckle junctions using simulation

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 26, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-31

  Gomez, Carlos ^a   Saa, Ruben ^a   Garcia, Alberto ^a   Garcia Carballeira, Felix ^a   Carretero, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Optimal design; Pantograph catenary interaction; Railway overhead junction; Simulation analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; DESIGN PROCESS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; INPUT DATAS; JUNCTION DESIGN; MODEL-BASED OPC; MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PANTOGRAPH-CATENARY INTERACTION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; RAILWAY COMPANY; RAILWAY OVERHEAD JUNCTION; SIMULATION ALGORITHMS; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; TRAIN SPEED;

DESIGN; ELECTRIC RAILROADS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PANTOGRAPHS; RAILROADS; SIMULATORS;

ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTION;

EID: 84862507821     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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