In-vehicle Application Of The "RECTIF" System For Curve Alignment Optimization
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
37
Pages
9
Published
1998
Size
641 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/CR980051
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
A. Macedo, F. Parente & E. Arsenio
Abstract
The National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), in co-operation with the Portuguese Railways (CP), has developed a software system named "RECTIF" for the optimization of rail curves alignment. Recent developments have taken place in order to adapt the said system for installation at and interfacing with in- vehicle systems that control the works carried out along the rail track by tamping machines. A presentation is made of the most important issues dealt with in this process, the main characteristics of the system, and the results obtained following its installation and testing. 1 Introduction The past twenty years have witnessed the development of a great num
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