Traffic management optimization of railway networks

Doctoral thesis (2019)

Authors

X. Luan Transport Engineering and Logistics - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Research Group
Transport Engineering and Logistics (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 X. Luan
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https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:4f6bf5d8-e75f-4627-ab0d-5e859f37a5fd
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Marine and Transport Technology

Research Group

Transport Engineering and Logistics

Abstract

This thesis adopts optimization approaches to tackle the traffic management problem for railway networks, aiming at achieving better performance of railway operations, in terms of punctuality, reliability, non-discrimination, capacity utilization, and energy efficiency. Specifically, the following four aspects are considered: - Non-discriminatory traffic control; - Traffic control cooperating with a preventive maintenance plan; - Traffic control integrating with train control; - Distributed optimization of traffic control for large networks.