This paper is devoted to the development of a map matching algorithm for a train positioning system. Due to the nonsteerable truck design associated with rail vehicles, rail track curvatures are reasonably small. Consequently, track signatures, such as curves, are difficult to identify using low-cost sensors. The algorithm proposed in this work takes full advantage of the inherited “one-dimensi...

In the face of renewed interest in High-Speed Rail (HSR) projects, Ohio is one of several states seeking federal funding to relieve pressure on aging, overburdened highway infrastructure by constructing passenger rail routes between major cities. This paper evaluates the creation of a new rail route in Ohio’s 3-C Corridor utilizing GIS. The authors consider two primary cost factors in construct...

This paper presents a new dual-rail PLA with 2-input logic cells. The 2-input logic cells composed of passtransistors can realize any 2-input Boolean function and are embedded in a dual-rail PLA without degradation of circuit performance. By using the logic cells, some classes of logic function can be implemented in a smaller circuit area, so that a high-speed and low-power operation is also ac...

In this paper, we propose a new modulation method combining code-division multiple access (CDMA) and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), called CDMAQAM. It transmits QAM symbols allocated based on a CDMA signal, and it has the benefit that QAM errors can be recovered if they are in a range where they can be absorbed by CDMA demodulation. We applied the method to railway signaling and develop...

This paper presents the design and analysis of high speed, high gain and fully differential operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) implemented in 65-nm digital CMOS process. The OTA, which employ a folded-cascode topology with gain boosting technique, has rail-to-rail input swing and large output swing. The result shows the DC gain of 82 dB and a unity-gain frequency of 477MHz with phase ...

the operator to choose the most comfortable force combmaOf several possible forms of human-robot collaborative manipulation, we focus on the case where the human and the robot jointly manipulate a common load. In our formulation, the robot’s role is to provide a constraint surface to guide the motion of the load. The value of this form of interaction, in terms of ergonomics, accuracy, or speed,...

The distribution coefficient of return current network is an important method to decrease the rail potential. In order to resolve the problem of high rail potential in high-speed railway based on EN50122-1 and Pr EN50170 the distribution coefficient of longitudinal traction return current conductors is calculated through changing the interval of transverse connection. Based on field data and th...

The paper presents results of multicriteria optimum design of an embedded rail structure (ERS). The optimality criteria are based on the requirements to railway tracks related to cost efficiency of the design, minimum noise emission and minimum wear of wheels and rails. The design variables comprise the material and geometry properties of ERS, namely elastic properties and volume of compound, s...

In the event of a collision between a traveling, high speed train and a vehicle, the scale of human fatality and property damage can increase substantially if the train derails from its track after impact. Hence, it is important to identify the conditions and factors that may potentially lead to derailment in the event of a train-vehicle collision incident at a highway rail grade crossing. This...

This thesis details the design and simulation of a low-voltage, low-power rail-to-rail input and output high speed operational amplifier. Various input and output structures from the literature are analyzed. Intermediate stage concerns, compensation, current distribution, and power supply, common-mode voltage, and temperature variations are addressed. Considerable time is spent analyzing variou...