Biobjective optimization model for maintenance and renewal decisions related to rail track geometry

AR Andrade, PF Teixeira - Transportation research record, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Transportation research record, 2011journals.sagepub.com
This study developed a biobjective optimization model for planning maintenance and
renewal actions related to track geometry in a railway network. The problem was modeled
as a biobjective integer optimization problem from the perspective of the infrastructure
manager. Two objective functions were minimized:(a) the total costs of planned
maintenance and renewal actions and (b) the total number of train delays caused by speed
restrictions. A small example for a simple network was analyzed in which the optimal Pareto …
This study developed a biobjective optimization model for planning maintenance and renewal actions related to track geometry in a railway network. The problem was modeled as a biobjective integer optimization problem from the perspective of the infrastructure manager. Two objective functions were minimized: (a) the total costs of planned maintenance and renewal actions and (b) the total number of train delays caused by speed restrictions. A small example for a simple network was analyzed in which the optimal Pareto frontier was found through a simulated annealing technique.
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