Print Email Facebook Twitter Modelling railway dispatching actions in switching max-plus linear systems Title Modelling railway dispatching actions in switching max-plus linear systems Author Van der Meer, D.J. Contributor Goverde, R.M.P. (mentor) Van den Boom, T.J.J. (mentor) Hansen, I.A. (mentor) Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Transport & Planning Date 2008-10-29 Abstract When delays occur in a railway network, train dispatchers need an answer to the question: ‘How to get the train service back to the scheduled situation?’. This research project is aimed at the development of a tool that helps the dispatcher answer this question quickly by evaluating the effectiveness of dispatching actions, such as changing the sequence order of two trains. Approach: · Algorithms able to evaluate dispatching actions on a network-wide level have been developed using the timed event graph representation of a max-plus model. · The implications of dispatching actions on such a model have been studied, described and implemented in these algorithms. · Furthermore, an optimization algorithm has been implemented to show that the developed theory can be used to find effective combinations of dispatching actions for a given network with delayed trains. · Application to a testing network shows the consistency of the developed theory. Subject max-plus algebratimed event graphrailway dispatching actions To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9d63fb98-e3d5-4752-a94e-1f0d1b3d855b Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2008 Van der Meer, D.J. Files PDF Thesis.pdf 1.04 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9d63fb98-e3d5-4752-a94e-1f0d1b3d855b/datastream/OBJ/view