Traditional Automatic Train Operation (ATO) algorithms are generally designed based on single-train operation with the objective of improving the speed profile of a single train to reduce mechanical energy consumed under operational constraints. For many electrified rail transit systems where energy cost is calculated at the substation level, minimizing energy consumption needs to consider the ...

The evaluation and control of the trains induced vibrations needs even more attention in the case of underground tracks which passes near to monuments and historical sites. The rail corrugations which occur due to the wheels’ impulse loads during the operation period of underground railway tracks, usually amplify the ground borne noise and vibration. In the current study, the mentioned phenomen...

Vibration Analysis of Rails Excited by High-Speed Trains. This was the topic of talks by Volker Mehrmann and Christian Mehl from the Technical University of Berlin. In collaboration with the company SFE they study the resonances when rail tracks are excited by high speed trains, the goal being to reduce noise and vibrations in the trains. The new ICE trains travel across Europe at speeds as hig...