Book Description

In 22 papers from the April 2003 conference co-sponsored by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, contributors discuss advances in, and the safety design challenges of, light rail passenger systems; system upgrades through computer modeling; maintenance and design considerations; electrification systems; and vibration/motion control and analysis in traditional and maglev systems. Among the experts sharing their data are scientists at the Center of Rail Safety-Critical Excellence, U. of Virginia, and consultants for the Portland, Oregon light rail system. Published jointly with the IEEE Computer Society under a separate ISBN: 0-7803-7741-9. Lacks an index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).