Railway systems are time-varying and complex systems with nonlinear behaviors that
require effective optimization techniques to achieve optimal performance. Evolutionary …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming pervasive in most engineering domains, and railway
transport is no exception. However, due to the plethora of different new terms and meanings …

This paper provides a comprehensive review regarding the applications of particle swarm
optimization (PSO) in the railway domain. One hundred and thirty nine (139) publications in …

High-accuracy positioning is not only an essential issue for efficient running of high-speed
train (HST), but also an important guarantee for the safe operation of high-speed train …

For high-speed trains, high precision of train positioning is important to guarantee train
safety and operational efficiency. By analyzing the operational data of Beijing–Shanghai …

This thesis developed a parallel multiobjective optimisation methodology to enable fast
optimisations of draft gear designs for heavy haul trains. Improvements were achieved in the …

The use of railway transportation among different alternatives (eg road and air
transportation) brings many profits such as less carbon dioxide emission and energy …

The gravitation towards mobility-as-a service in railway transportation system can be
achieved at low cost and effort using shared railway network. However, the problem with …

Instead of conventional signaling systems (fixed-block signaling systems), moving-block
signaling systems are in use to increase transport capacity by reducing headways on …

It's of great significance to achieve high-accuracy positioning for the safe operation and
running efficiency of high-speed trains. Positioning error will accrete as train is moving away …