NODE / 01
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Research directions
A connected research system spanning transport organization, train operation, dispatching and traction power, from single vehicles to fleets and local control to network-level decisions.
SYSTEM / 01MAGLEV RESEARCH
01 / RESEARCH LOGIC
Research framework
Demand, planning, control and power are connected decisions. We study how constraints propagate across system levels.
NODE / 02
Organization
NODE / 03
Train coordination
NODE / 04
Operations control
NODE / 05
Traction power
02 / RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
Research directions
DIRECTION / 01
High-speed maglev networks and techno-economic analysis
Relationships between high-speed maglev and existing high-speed rail networks, including demand, service organization, system conditions, applicable scenarios and economic comparison.
Network relationsDemandEconomic comparison
SCHEMATIC / 01CONCEPT VIEW
RESEARCH SCOPE
- Existing high-speed rail networks
- Demand and service organization
- Applicability and economic comparison
DIRECTION / 02
Transport organization and operational dispatching
Coordination among departure times, section running times and demand, with emphasis on timetabling, line capacity and service adjustment.
TimetablingCapacityService adjustment
SCHEMATIC / 02CONCEPT VIEW
RESEARCH SCOPE
- Departure and section running times
- Timetabling and line capacity
- Service adjustment under changing demand
DIRECTION / 03
Train speed profiles and energy-efficient operation
Speed profiles shaped by running time, energy and safety constraints, including auxiliary stopping areas, line conditions, traction characteristics and levitation energy.
Speed profilesEco-drivingSafety constraints
SCHEMATIC / 03CONCEPT VIEW
RESEARCH SCOPE
- Running time, energy and safety
- Stopping areas and line conditions
- Traction and levitation energy
DIRECTION / 04
Coordination of organization, control and traction power
Formal modeling, layered optimization and operating-strategy generation across transport planning, train control and traction power.
Integrated operationLayered optimizationStrategies
SCHEMATIC / 04CONCEPT VIEW
RESEARCH SCOPE
- Planning, control and power
- Formal modeling and layered optimization
- Operating-strategy generation
DIRECTION / 05
Low-speed maglev freight models and planning assessment
Low-speed permanent-magnet maglev freight models and transport organization for urban logistics, including capacity and cost analysis.
Freight modelsOrganizationPlanning
SCHEMATIC / 05CONCEPT VIEW
RESEARCH SCOPE
- Urban logistics and freight models
- Organization and capacity analysis
- Cost and feasibility assessment
03 / METHODS
Research methods
M / 01
Formal modeling
M / 02
Layered optimization
M / 03
Dynamic programming
M / 04
Mixed-integer programming
M / 05
Simulation analysis
04 / RESEARCH HIERARCHY
Research hierarchy
A verifiable path from single-train control through fleet coordination to system-wide transport organization.
Single train
Train speed profiles and energy-efficient operation
Train fleet
Coordination of organization, control and traction power
System level
Transport organization and operational dispatching