Computers in Railways XIII: Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems

by C.A. Brebbia, International Conference on Design and Operation in Railway Engineering

Containing the proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference
on Design and Operation in Railway Engineering, this book presents
the latest developments in the use of computer-based techniques in
the design and operation of railways. The COMPRAIL conference series
serves as the forum for major advances in this important field.
The book covers such topics as Advanced Train Control; Planning;
Timetable Planning; Rescheduling; Risk Management; Safety and Security;
Maglev and High-speed Railways; Traffic Control and Safety of Highspeed
Railways; Metro and Other Transit Systems; Communications and
Signalling; Energy Supply and Consumption; Driverless and Automatic
Train Operation; Operations Quality; Computer Techniques and Simulations;
Railway Vehicle Dynamics; Dynamics and Wheel/Rail Interface; Monitoring
and Maintenance; Crack, Damage and Fatigue Problems.

The book will be of interest to railway managers, consultants, railway
engineers (including signal and control engineers), designers of advanced train control systems and computer specialists.

780 pages, Hardcover

First published September 11, 2012

About the author

Professor Carlos Brebbia is the founder of the Wessex Institute of Technology, a postgraduate research centre. He was born in Argentina & has a PhD from Southampton University in England. He worked in research and academia in England and the U.S., in the field of engineering, before founding the Wessex Institute.