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Electromagnetic Field Tests of a 1-MW Wireless Power Transfer System for Light Rail Transit

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
The high-power wireless power transfer (WPT) system in railways does not require physical contact to transfer electrical power, is electrically safe, and reduces maintenance costs from wear and tear.
Gunbok Lee   +5 more
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Detection of the Presence of Rail Corrugation Using Convolutional Neural Network

open access: yesEngineering Transactions, 2022
Rail corrugation is a significant problem not only in heavy-haul freight but also in light rail systems. Over the last years, considerable progress has been made in understanding, measuring and treating corrugation problems also considered a matter of ...
Maciej TABASZEWSKI, Bartosz FIRLIK
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Method of Rail Surface Extraction Based on Greedy Selection and Slope Detection Expansion [PDF]

open access: yesJisuanji kexue yu tansuo, 2022
The traditional rail surface area extraction method has some preconditions, for instance, the width of rail surface should be given in advance, the rail surface should be assumed to be in the center of the rail image and the boundary should be selected ...
CAO Yiqin, LIU Longbiao, HE Tian, DING Yaonan
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Preference Analysis of Light-Rail and BRT using TOPSIS Method and Delphi Analysis, Tehran Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Railway Research, 2020
Today the most significant issue in Mega cities is Public Transport. Citizens need to be satisfied by public Transport systems to use them more frequently than their own private vehicles.
Ali Abdi Kordani   +2 more
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The effect of light rail transit service on nearby property values: Quasi-experimental evidence from Seattle

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Land Use, 2018
This paper examined the effect of the construction of light rail transit stations on surrounding residential property values in Seattle, Washington. It studied sales of homes in the areas around the seven stations that serve primarily residential areas ...
Michael R Ransom
doaj   +1 more source

Frugality in multi-actor interactions and absorptive capacity of Addis-Ababa light-rail transport

open access: yesJournal of Urban Management, 2020
Cities in transition need strategies to do more and better using less or limited resources, i.e., to be frugal in approach, especially when implementing expensive infrastructures.
Taslim Alade   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entangled resource for interfacing single- and dual-rail optical qubits [PDF]

open access: yesQuantum, 2021
Today's most widely used method of encoding quantum information in optical qubits is the dual-rail basis, often carried out through the polarisation of a single photon.
David Drahi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profiting logistics businesses through optimised light rail transit system: Application to the city of Bangkok

open access: yesCogent Engineering, 2021
The objective of this study was to develop a new method for freight movement in urban areas by combining a light rail transit system and a road transport system to distribute and deliver parcels.
Arthit Apichottanakul   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vision vs. Evaluation – Case Studies of Light Rail Planning in Denmark

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Spatial Development, 2017
Light rail transit (LRT) is a popular public transport mode used to upgrade the public transport system and support urban development strategies. Despite the seemingly poorer socio-economic return of LRT in cost benefit analyses (CBA) compared to bus ...
Morten Skou Nicolaisen   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North Carolina

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Land Use, 2012
This paper examines the impact of a new light rail system on single family housing values in Charlotte, North Carolina is evaluated from 1997 to 2008. We use a Hedonic Price Analysis (HPA) to estimate how proximity to light rail, housing characteristics ...
Sisi Yan, Eric Delmelle, Mike Duncan
doaj   +1 more source

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