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• Overview of Catenary Detection of Electrified Railways
• Advance of Deep Learning
• Catenary Support Components and their Characteristics in High-speed Railways
• Preprocessing of Catenary Support Components' Images
• Positioning of Catenary Support Components
• Detection of Catenary Support Component Defect and Fault
• Detection of The parameters of Catenary Support Devices based on 3D Point Clouds.

This book focuses on the deep learning technologies and their applications in the catenary detection of high-speed railways. As the only source of power for high-speed trains, the catenary's service performance directly affects the safe operation of high-speed railways. This book systematically shows the latest research results of catenary detection in high-speed railways, especially the detection of catenary support component defect and fault. Some methods or algorithms have been adopted in practical engineering. These methods or algorithms provide important references and help the researcher, scholar, and engineer on pantograph and catenary technology in high-speed railways. Unlike traditional detection methods of catenary support component based on image processing, some advanced methods in the deep learning field, including convolutional neural network, reinforcement learning, generative adversarial network, etc., are adopted and improved in this book. The main contents include the overview of catenary detection of electrified railways, the introduction of some advance of deep learning theories, catenary support components and their characteristics in high-speed railways, the image reprocessing of catenary support components, the positioning of catenary support components, the detection of defect and fault, the detection based on 3D point cloud, etc.

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• 1 Introduction to Energy-Efficient Train Operation
• 1.1 Background of Railway Energy Consumption
• 1.2 Projects in Railway Energy Efficiency
• 1.2.1 European Projects
• 1.2.2 Selected National Projects
• 1.3 Energy Saving Methods in Railways
• 1.4 Book Chapter Structure
• References
• 2 Energy-Efficient Strategies for Train Operation
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.1.1 Background of Train Operation
• 2.1.2 Approaches of Energy-Efficient Train Operation
• 2.2 Energy-Efficient Train Control
• 2.2.1 Train Driving Control in Railway Systems

• 2.2.2 Relationship Between Driving Strategy and Energy Consumption
• 2.2.3 Factors Related to the Train Motion
• 2.2.4 Algorithms for Optimal Train Control
• 2.3 Energy-Efficient Train Timetable
• 2.3.1 Train Timetable of Railway System
• 2.3.2 Relationship Between Train Timetable and Traction Energy
• 2.4 Optimisation of Train Timetables for Regenerative Braking
• 2.4.1 Feedback of RBE
• 2.4.2 Relationship Between Train Operation and Feedback RBE
• 2.4.3 Categories of Integrated Optimisation Methods
• 2.5 Energy-Efficient Driving Considering ESSs
• 2.5.1 ESS in Railway System

• 2.5.2 Control of ESSs During Train Operation
• 2.6 Substation-Based Energy-Efficient Strategy for Train Operation
• 2.6.1 Advantage of Substation-Based Energy-Efficient Strategy
• 2.6.2 Principle of Substation-Based Energy-Efficient Strategy
• 2.7 Conclusion
• References
• 3 Energy-Efficient Driving for a Single Train
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Modelling the Motion of a Train
• 3.2.1 Tractive Effort
• 3.2.2 Braking Effort
• 3.2.3 Resistance Forces
• 3.2.4 Gradient Forces
• 3.2.5 Track Curvature Forces
• 3.2.6 Transformed Track Forces for Long Trains
• 3.2.7 Equations of Motion

• 3.2.8 Energy Use
• 3.3 Minimising Energy with On-Time Arrival
• 3.3.1 Formulating an Optimal Control Problem
• 3.3.2 Pontryagin's Principle
• 3.3.3 Optimal Control Modes
• 3.3.4 Transitions Between Modes
• 3.3.5 Optimal Journeys on a Straight, Level Track
• 3.3.6 Steep Inclines and Steep Declines
• 3.3.7 Speed Limits
• 3.4 Journey Duration and Energy
• 3.5 Regeneration
• 3.6 Using More Power to Save Energy
• 3.7 Intermediate Time Constraints and Timing Windows
• 3.8 Driving Advice Systems
• 3.9 Conclusion
• References
• 4 Energy-Efficient Train Timetabling
• 4.1 Introduction

• 4.2 Minimum Running Time Calculation
• 4.2.1 Problem Formulation
• 4.2.2 Optimality Conditions
• 4.2.3 Illustrative Example
• 4.3 Energy-Efficient Train Trajectory Optimization Between Stops
• 4.3.1 Problem Formulation
• 4.3.2 Optimality Conditions
• 4.3.3 Illustrative Examples
• 4.4 Energy-Efficient Train Timetabling Over Multiple Stops
• 4.4.1 Problem Formulation
• 4.4.2 Optimality Conditions
• 4.4.3 Illustrative Example
• 4.5 Energy-Efficient Timetabling of Multiple Trains Over a Corridor
• 4.5.1 Problem Formulation
• 4.5.2 Solution Procedure
• 4.5.3 Illustrative Examples
• 4.6 Conclusions

This book is closely related to the energy conservation problem of rail transport systems, focusing on reducing the energy consumption of train operation. The system process of train operation is analyzed and the relationship between train operation and energy consumption is introduced. The fundamental theories, modelling and application of technologies for energy-efficient train driving are presented, discussing timely topics such as energy-efficient train control and timetabling, integrated timetabling and regenerative braking, and maximizing regenerated energy usage with energy storage systems. In addition, the modelling and application of a traction power simulation platform is introduced, to calculate the detailed energy flow over a railway network. The book is enriched with a set of practical examples to illustrate the performance of the proposed methods in improving energy efficiency of both urban and long-distance trains. Overall, the book provides a timely guide to professionals in the railway industry, and to researchers and graduate students in transport, electrical and control engineering

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Snails on the Omnibus
• Chapter 2: Between Innovation and Regression
• Chapter 3: Comic Commonplaces
• Chapter 4: The Social Experience of the Omnibus
• Chapter 5: The Omnibus as Political Metaphor
• Chapter 6: Streetcars of Desire
• Chapter 7: An Observatory of Poverty
• Chapter 8: Winged Coursers of the Mind
• Chapter 9: Epilogue

A history of Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco.

• Intro
• Theory and Technology for Improving High-Speed Railway Transportation Capacity
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Background overview
• 1.1. Development course of transportation
• 1.2. Rail transit and transportation capacity
• 1.3. Improvement of line transportation capacity
• 1.4. Railway signaling transportation organization and line capacity
• 1.4.1. Railway signaling and line capacity
• 1.4.2. Transportation organization and dispatching and line capacity
• References
• Chapter 2: High-speed railway signal technology and transport capacity

• 2.1. Train operation control system
• 2.1.1. Introduction of train operation control system
• 2.1.2. Improvement of transport capacity with the development of block system(techniques)
• 2.1.2.1. Interstation block
• 2.1.2.2. Automatic block
• 2.1.2.3. Moving block
• 2.1.2.4. Efficiency comparison of interstation block and automatic block
• 2.1.2.5. Efficiency comparison of automatic block and moving block
• 2.1.2.6. Practical application
• 2.1.3. Enhancement of transport capacity with device-priority control or driver-priority control
• 2.1.3.1. Driver priority control

• 2.1.3.2. Equipment priority control
• 2.1.4. Advancement of transport capacity by braking mode
• 2.1.4.1. Hierarchical speed control
• 2.1.4.2. Primary braking mode
• 2.1.4.3. ERTMS(European Railway Traffic Management System)
• 2.2. Interlocking system
• 2.2.1. Introduction of interlocking system
• 2.2.2. Improvement of transport capacity by interlocking system
• 2.2.2.1. Full mechanical interlocking
• 2.2.2.2. Relay interlocking
• 2.2.2.3. Computer interlocking
• 2.2.2.4. Integration of train control and interlocking
• 2.2.2.5. Digital computer interlocking

• 2.3. Dispatching command system
• 2.3.1. RCS (railway control system)
• 2.3.2. TMS (traffic management system)
• 2.3.3. CTC (centralized traffic control system)
• 2.3.4. STEG (STyrning via Elektronisk Graf, in Swedish)
• References
• Chapter 3: Improving transport capacity by increasing the information amount of Chinese train control system
• 3.1. Expanding route information to improve transport capacity
• 3.1.1. Improving transport capacity by signal display development
• 3.1.1.1. Introduction of color light signal
• 3.1.1.2. Evolution of signal display

• 3.1.1.3. Development of signal display systems
• 3.1.2. Improving transport capacity by increasing driver's information
• 3.1.2.1. Signal display and driver control
• 3.1.2.2. Existing route confirmation method
• 3.1.2.3. Problems in existing route confirmation method
• 3.1.3. Principle and feasibility analysis of train route visual distance extension
• 3.1.3.1. Train route information visual distance extension system structure
• 3.1.3.2. Train route information visual distance extension working principle
• 3.1.3.3. Cognitive reliability analysis
• 3.1.3.4. Simulation verification

The construction of the Crossrail project began at North Dock in Canary Wharf in May 2009. At the height of construction it was the biggest railway construction project in Europe and is one of the largest single infrastructure investments undertaken in the UK. It consists of 21 km of new twin-bore tunnels under central London and 10 new world-class stations across one of the largest cities in the world. Crossrail Project: Infrastructure Design and Construction Volume 6 contains a collection of 22 papers submitted to the 2021 Crossrail's Technical Papers Competition. Contributions have come from members of the Crossrail organisation, its consultants as well as contractors involved in design and construction across the Crossrail project. The papers cover a multitude of disciplines including tunnelling, geotechnical engineering, rail signalling and control, rail systems & integration, rail telecommunications, and electrical engineering. As part of the enduring legacy of the Crossrail project, it is incumbent upon the organisation to share its experiences and best practices with the rest of the industry, to showcase the skills of the personnel involved and the successful delivery of each phase of works. Crossrail Project: Infrastructure Design and Construction Volume 6 offers more high-quality papers on the best practice in design and construction for large-scale underground projects.
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• Ride with the ghost of the Santa Fe: the legacy of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
• Too many Santa Fes!: overview of the railroad that introduced the FT
• Mechanical motion, set to music: Santa Fe steam at the dawn of the FT
• Hamilton, Winston, Kettering: the evolution of Electro-Motive
• Finally, a locomotive prime mover: the birth of the legendary 567 engine
• The Model F standard: in the end, Electro-Motive had to prove it could handle freight
• A mikado on the prairies, a mallet in the mountains: the 103 goes to work on the Santa Fe trail
• Lessons learned from the 103: what the 103 did, and did not do, on the Santa Fe
• A big coming-out party: Santa Fe rolls out its first freight diesel
• Electro-Motive goes to war: a locomotive builder serves the US Navy
• The unions and the laws: the challenges to operating efficiency
• Eighty locomotives the hard way: building the fleet one EMD order at a time
• A class by itself: the author's retrospective

"Explores the history and evolution of the FT, the train that put an end to steam locomotives in the US. Wallace Abbey is an almost legendary figure in the world of railroad and train photography. Features more than 140 photos from Abbey's collection which are either previously unpublished or rarely seen of the FT."-- Publisher's description
As war loomed in 1939, American railroads were on the precipice of transformation. The FT was a diesel-electric, semi-streamlined frreight engine that would establish a new standard for reliability, flexibility, and cost. Abbey explores the history and evolution of the FT, the train that put an end to steam locomotives in the US. He shows how the Santa Fe Railway had to throw its conservative mechanical traditions aside to bet big on the diesel. Abbey's book features photos from his collection, which are either previously unpublished or rarely seen of the FT. - adapted from jacket

• The development situation of high-speed railway.- High-speed railway train operation characteristic in emergency.- High-speed railway network capacity evaluation in emergency.- High-speed railway passenger flow forecast in emergency.- High-speed railway passenger flow allocation in emergency.- High-speed railway transport power allocation in emergency.- High-speed railway timetable rescheduling in emergency.- High-speed railway emergency resources allocation.- Highs-peed railway train operation decision and support system in emergency.- Open questions.
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This book addresses the current development status of high-speed railways globally and analyzes their operational schemes and practices under emergent conditions. It covers methods and problem-solving philosophy with regard to complexity analysis, capacity evaluation, passenger-flow forecasts, operating strategies, passenger-flow allocation, resource allocation and supporting technologies in the context of serious accidents and adverse environmental influences on train operation and service organization of high-speed railways. The abnormal scenarios, emergent conditions, adverse events and corresponding theoretical and applicational solutions dealing with the train operation both in line and network scale are all from real-world cases related to and designed for Chinese high-speed railway network which is the largest in scale, the highest in complexity and the most difficult in tackling with the complex and diverse climate and geographical environment , and thus makes the book both theoretically rigorous and practically applicable. It not only helps readers consider the train and network interactions from the perspective of complexity science, but also provides them with a philosophical framework and approaches available to construct their own roadmap and problem-solving paradigms in their daily research or management. This book is suitable for researchers, postgraduates and managerial and engineering practitioners in railway-related fields, especially in high-speed railway operation and emergency management.
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• Health Evaluation of Train Ethernet Cable Based on Health Factor Penalty Algorithm.- Comparison on Detection Algorithms of Small Object Intrusion on High-speed Railway.- Research on Application of Digital Twin in Railway Construction.- AVP Control Method for an Improved Phase Shifted Full Bridge Soft Switching DC-DC Converter.- Quality Evaluation of Translation Ability Training for Logistics Management Talents.
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This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the subjects it covered include intelligent computing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control, etc. The objective of the proceedings is to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, academicians, and industrial professionals to present the most innovative research and development in the field of rail transportation electrical and information technologies. Engineers and researchers in academia, industry, and government will also explore an insightful view of the solutions that combine ideas from multiple disciplines in this field. The volumes serve as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working on rail transportation and electrical and information technologies.
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• Research on Alarm Correlation Analysis for EMU Train Based on Association Rule Mining Algorithm
• System Resilience Assessment Method of Urban Rail Transit Train Traction System Base on RSI
• A Multi-dimensional Health Index Calculation Algorithm for ZPW-2000A Track Circuit
• The Fault Diagnosis Method of Rolling Bearing Based on CEEMDAN.

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the subjects it covered include intelligent computing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control, etc. The objective of the proceedings is to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, academicians, and industrial professionals to present the most innovative research and development in the field of rail transportation electrical and information technologies. Engineers and researchers in academia, industry, and government will also explore an insightful view of the solutions that combine ideas from multiple disciplines in this field. The volumes serve as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working on rail transportation and electrical and information technologies.

• Preface
• List of Abbreviations
• 1. Railways and Transport
• 2. High Speeds, Magnetic Levitation and Hyperloop
• 3. Policy and Legislation
• 4. Forecast of Rail Demand
• 5. Costs and Pricing
• 6. Planning and Management of Railways
• 7. The Track System
• 8. Mechanical Behavior of Track
• 9. Subgrade
• Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Analysis
• 10. The Rail
• 11. Sleepers
• Fastenings
• 12. Ballast
• 13. Transverse Effects
• Derailment
• 14. Track Layout
• 15. Switches, Tracks in Stations, Marshaling Yards
• 16. Laying and Maintenance of Track
• 17. Slab Track
• 18. Train Dynamics
• 19. Rolling Stock
• 20. Diesel and Electric Traction, Hydrogen Trains
• 21. Signaling - Automations
• Interoperability
• 22. Safety
• Level Crossings
• 23. Enviromental Effects of Railways
• List of References
• Index

Photographer Ed Hotchkiss traveled to neighborhoods from the north Bronx to Rockaway; from the teeming center of Queens to the western edge of midtown. This unexpected odyssey resulted in a group of photographs that reveals the true humanity on the NYC subway.
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"When British Railways (BR) was privatised in April 1994 a series of passenger franchises was created that included services on both the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and competing West Coast Main Line (WCML) routes.The WCML franchise was won by Virgin Trains and it quickly set about improving service by introducing a range of standard trainsets to replace the variety of traction fleets that it had inherited. It also became a constant critic of Government policy which promised much but offered little as the company found itself battling to establish the standards of service that it had promised within its franchise agreement but found other bodies within the industry reluctant to support.Fred Kerr lives at Southport hence his nearness to the WCML and his book seeks to illustrate the period of changes that Virgin Trains initiated from the immediate application of a startling livery to the introduction of new trainsets and the problems of establishing a new timetable to make the most of the new trainsets.The operation of the WCML franchise identified problems with both the nature and structure of the franchise system which were exemplified when the company finally managed to win the ECML franchise although it surrendered the latter when major problems were identified by the company.The company subsequently lost the WCML franchise and hence its involvement with train operations within the United Kingdom and Fred Kerr's book seeks to explain the history of Virgin Trains involvement in train operations through a comprehensive collection of photographs showing the traction fleet that it inherited and the new fleets it introduced to service."-- Provided by publisher

• Introduction: Of Thousands Gone
• Remaking the Congo
• The Right Man for the Job
• The Pacha Prelude
• Manhunt
• "The Mayombe Doesn't Want Us"
• Tropic of Cruelty
• Disobedience and Desertion
• The Many Ways of Death
• A Bureaucrat's Humanitarianism
• Silencing Critics
• The Victory and the Forgetting
• The Violence of Empire

The Congo-Ocean railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. Colonial workers were subjects of an ostensibly democratic nation whose motto read "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, " but liberal ideals were savaged by a cruelly indifferent administrative state. African workers were forcibly conscripted and separated from their families, and subjected to hellish conditions as they hacked their way through dense tropical foliage-a "forest of no joy"; excavated by hand thousands of tons of earth in order to lay down track; blasted their way through rock to construct tunnels; or risked their lives building bridges over otherwise impassable rivers. In the process, they suffered disease, malnutrition, and rampant physical abuse, likely resulting in at least 20,000 deaths. In the Forest of No Joy captures in vivid detail the experiences of the men, women, and children who toiled on the railroad, and forces a reassessment of the moral relationship between modern industrialized empires and what could be called global humanitarian impulses-the desire to improve the lives of people outside of Europe. Drawing on exhaustive research in French and Congolese archives, a chilling documentary record, and heartbreaking photographic evidence, J.P. Daughton tells the epic story of the Congo-Ocean railroad, and in doing so reveals the human costs and contradictions of modern empire.
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• Intro
• Contents
• Editorial Committee
• About the Author
• Foreword I
• Foreword II
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Brief Introduction
• 1.1 Overview of metro construction
• 1.1.1 Metro system development of the world
• 1.1.2 Development of China's metro
• 1.2 Introduction to metro construction technology
• 1.2.1 Overview of construction methods of underground stations
• 1.2.1.1 Open-cut station method
• 1.2.1.2 Subsurface excavated station method
• 1.2.1.3 Undercutting method
• 1.2.2 Overview of metro tunnels construction methods
• 1.2.2.1 Drilling-blasting method

• 1.2.2.1.1 Technical principles to be followed in the construction of drilling and blasting
• 1.2.2.1.2 Construction method used in drilling and blasting
• 1.2.2.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of drilling and blasting
• 1.2.2.2 Shallow tunneling method
• 1.2.2.2.1 Shallow tunnel construction principle
• 1.2.2.2.2 General specifications of shallow tunnel
• 1.2.3 Shield method
• 1.2.3.1 Tunnel Boring Machine
• 1.2.3.1.1 The broad application of shallow tunneling method
• 1.2.3.1.2 Research and utilization of shield excavation

• 1.2.3.1.3 Exploration of new excavation methods and techniques
• 1.3 Geological features of major metro cities of China
• 1.3.1 The geological characteristics of major cities in China
• 1.3.1.1 Beijing
• 1.3.1.2 Tianjin
• 1.3.1.3 Yangtze River Delta area
• 1.3.1.4 Guangzhou
• 1.3.1.5 Chengdu
• 1.3.2 General situation of metro construction in Qingdao area
• 1.3.2.1 Upper-soft lower-hard ground
• 1.3.2.2 Some marine strata
• 1.3.2.3 Conditions of some reclamation strata and surrounding rocks suddenly change

• 1.3.2.4 Environmental impact control of the depth and construction of local strata become the subjects
• Chapter 2 Drilling-Blasting Tunnel Construction Technology in Hard Rock Stratum
• 2.1 Design and construction procedures of drilling-blasting method in hard rock stratum
• 2.1.1 The main design principles of hard rock stratum tunnel
• 2.1.2 Selection of construction method for the interval tunnel
• 2.1.2.1 Open-cut method
• 2.1.2.2 Drilling-blasting method
• 2.1.2.3 TBM method
• 2.1.2.3.1 The advantages of the TBM method
• 2.1.2.3.2 The disadvantages of the TBM method

• 2.1.2.4 Shield method
• 2.1.2.4.1 The advantages of the shield method
• 2.1.2.4.2 The disadvantages of shield construction
• 2.2 Design and construction of vertical and inclined shafts
• 2.2.1 Vertical slope location
• 2.2.1.1 Design conditions
• 2.2.1.2 Total construction time requirement
• 2.2.1.3 Total area covered
• 2.2.2 Temporary facility and layout of vertical shaft
• 2.2.2.1 Key point of shaft layout
• 2.2.2.1.1 On-site mixing station
• 2.2.2.1.2 Sand and stone storage area
• 2.2.2.1.3 Collecting pool and sedimentation tank
• 2.2.2.1.4 Change and generator room

This book is a comprehensive and objective study of the theory and construction methods of metro construction in hard rock stratum. It is based on the construction of the Qingdao metro and provides key techniques for metro construction in hard rock stratum in a systematic manner. Detailed data, accurate charts and pictures are provided to guide future metro construction in hard rock stratum in China.Divided into six chapters, Key Technologies of Metro Construction in Hard Rock Stratum covers various construction technologies in hard rock stratum including (1) drilling and blasting construction technology, (2) open-cut station construction technology, (3) subsurface excavated station construction technology, (4) grouting reinforcement technology in adverse geological section, and (5) standardized metro construction technology. It can be used as reference for design, construction, monitoring or supervision staff as well as teachers and students engaged in metro and underground construction to facilitate exchange of ideas.
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• PREFACE
• Chapter 1INTRODUCTION
• 1.1
• Differential Geometry
• 1.2
• Integration of Geometry and Mechanics
• 1.3
• Hunting Oscillations
• 1.4
• Wheel and Track Geometries
• 1.5
• Centrifugal Forces and Balance Speed
• 1.6
• Contact Formulations
• 1.7
• Computational MBS Approaches
• 1.8
• Derailment Criteria
• 1.9
• High-Speed Rail Systems
• 1.10 Linear Algebra and Book Notations
• Chapter 2 Differential Geometry
• 2.1 Curve Geometry
• 2.2 Surface Geometry
• 2.3 Application to Railroad Geometry
• 2.4 Surface Tangent Plane and Normal Vector
• 2.5 Surface Fundamental Forms
• 2.6 Normal Curvature
• 2.7 Principal Curvatures and Directions
• 2.8 Numerical Representation of the Profile Geometry
• 2.9 Numerical Representation of the Surface Geometry
• CHAPTER 3 MOTION AND GEOMETRY DESCRIPTION
• 3.1
• Rigid Body Kinematics
• 3.2
• Direction Cosines and Simple Rotations
• 3.3
• Euler Angles
• 3.4
• Euler Parameters
• 3.5
• Velocity and Acceleration Equations
• 3.6
• Generalized Coordinates
• 3.7
• Kinematic Singularities
• 3.8
• Euler Angles and Track Geometry
• 3.9
• Angle Representation of the Curve Geometry
• 3.10
• Euler Angles as Field Variables
• 3.11
• Euler-Angle Description of the Track Geometry
• 3.12
• Geometric Motion Constraints
• 3.13
• Trajectory Coordinates
• CHAPTER 4 RAILROAD GEOMETRY
• 4.1
• Wheel Surface Geometry
• 4.2
• Wheel Curvatures and Global Vectors
• 4.3
• Semi-Analytical Approach for Rail Geometry
• 4.4
• ANCF Rail Geometry
• 4.5
• ANCF Interpolation of the Rail Geometry
• 4.6
• ANCF Computation of the Tangents and Normal
• 4.7
• Track Geometry Equations
• 4.8
• Numerical Representation of the Track Geometry
• 4.9
• Track Data
• 4.10
• Irregularities and Measured Track Data
• 4.11
• Comparison of the Semi-Analytical and ANCF Approaches
• CHAPTER 5 CONTACT PROBLEM
• 5.1
• Wheel/Rail Contact Mechanism
• 5.2
• Constraint Contact Formulation (CCF)
• 5.3
• Elastic Contact Formulation (ECF)
• 5.4
• Normal Contact Forces
• 5.5
• Contact Surface Geometry
• 5.6
• Contact Ellipse and Normal Contact Force
• 5.7
• Creepage Definitions
• 5.8
• Creep Force Formulations
• 5.9
• Creep Force and Wheel/Rail Contact Formulations
• 5.10
• Maglev Forces
• CHAPTER 6 Equations of Motion
• 6.1
• Newtonian and Lagrangian Approaches
• 6.2
• Virtual Work Principle and Constrained Dynamics
• 6.3
• Summary of the Rigid Body Kinematics
• 6.4
• Inertia Forces
• 6.5
• Applied Forces
• 6.6
• Newton-Euler Equations
• 6.7 Augmented Formulation and Embedding Technique
• 6.8
• Wheel/Rail Constraint Contact Forces
• 6.9
• Wheel/Rail Elastic Contact Forces
• 6.10 Other Force Elements
• 6.11 Trajectory Coordinates
• 6.12 Longitudinal Train Dynamics (LTD)
• 6.13 Hunting Stability
• 6.14 MBS Modeling of Electro-Mechanical Systems
• Chapter 7 Pantograph/Catenary Systems
• 7.1 Pantograph/Catenary Design
• 7.2 ANCF Catenary Kinematic Equations
• 7.3 Catenary Inertia and Elastic Forces
• 7.4 Catenary Equations of Motion
• 7.5 Pantograph/Catenary Contact Frame
• 7.6 Constraint Contact Formulation (CCF)
• 7.7 Elastic Contact Formulation (ECF)
• 7.8 Pantograph/Catenary Equations and MBS Algorithm
• 7.9 Pantograph/Catenary Contact Force Control
• 7.10 Aerodynamic Forces
• 7.11 Pantograph/Catenary Wear
• APPENDIX A CONTACT EQUATIONS AND ELLIPTICAL INTEGRALS
• A.1 Derivation of the Contact Equations
• A.2 Elliptical Integrals
• REFERENCES
• INDEX.
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MASTER AND INTEGRATE THE GEOMETRY AND MECHANICS OF RAILROAD VEHICLE SYSTEM ENGINEERING WITH ONE PRACTICAL RESOURCE Mathematical Foundation of Railroad Vehicle Systems: Geometry and Mechanics delivers a comprehensive treatment of the mathematical foundations of railroad vehicle systems. The book includes a strong emphasis on the integration of geometry and mechanics to create an accurate and accessible formulation of nonlinear dynamic equations and general computational algorithms that can be effectively used in the virtual prototyping, analysis, design, and performance evaluation of railroad vehicle systems. Using basic concepts, formulations, and computational algorithms, including mechanics-based approaches like the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF), readers will understand how to integrate the geometry and mechanics of railroad vehicle systems. The book also discusses new problems and issues in this area and describes how geometric and mechanical approaches can be used in derailment investigations. Mathematical Foundation of Railroad Vehicle Systems covers: The mathematical foundation of railroad vehicle systems through the integration of geometry and mechanics Basic concepts, formulations, and computational algorithms used in railroad vehicle system dynamics New mechanics-based approaches, like the ANCF, and their use to achieve an integration of geometry and mechanics Use of geometry and mechanics to study derailments New problems and issues in the area of railroad vehicle systems Designed for researchers and practicing engineers who work with railroad vehicle systems, Mathematical Foundation of Railroad Vehicle Systems: Geometry and Mechanics can also be used in senior undergraduate and graduate mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering programs and courses.
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