Essays about: "Train Dispatching"

Found 4 essays containing the words Train Dispatching.

  1. 1. Reinforcement learning for train dispatching : A study on the possibility to use reinforcement learning to optimize train ordering and minimize train delays in disrupted situations, inside the r ail simulator OSRD

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Teodora Popescu; [2022]
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    Abstract : Train dispatching is a complex process, especially when the train traffic is disrupted, as the decisions taken by the dispatchers can have substantial consequences on the delays of the trains. The most frequent dispatching decisions consists in changing the order of trains at convergence points, where two tracks unite to become a single track. READ MORE

  3. 2. Usability of Operational systems in Train Traffic Control : Development of Indicators and Metrics for Measuring Satisfaction

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Nina Knez; [2015]
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    Abstract : This study focuses on how to define and measure usability in systems used for operational train traffic control. The study is conducted as a project for the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket); the authority that is in charge of the train traffic in Sweden. The train dispatchers are the ones that control the train traffic. READ MORE

  4. 3. Visual and Analytical Support for Real-time Evaluation of Railway Traffic Re-scheduling Alternatives During Disturbances

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Arun Kumar Karthikeyan; Praveen Kumar Mani; [2012]
    Keywords : Train traffic; Disturbance management; Train delay; Train traffic dispatching;

    Abstract : Disturbances in the railway network are frequent and to some extent, inevitable. When this happens, the traffic dispatchers need to re-schedule the train traffic and there is a need for decision support in this process. READ MORE

  5. 4. Train Dispatching: Heuristic Optimization

    University essay from Datateknik

    Author : Afeez Ayinla Sanusi; [2006]
    Keywords : Train Dispatching; Train Scheduling and Rescheduling; Heuristic Optimization;

    Abstract : Train dispatchers faces lots of challenges due to conflicts which causes delays of trains as a result of solving possible dispatching problems the network faces. The major challenge is for the train dispatchers to make the right decision and have reliable, cost effective and much more faster approaches needed to solve dispatching problems. READ MORE