Abstract: Battery-assisted trolleybuses (BATs) are among the options to be considered for electrifying bus fleets in cities, with established trolleybus catenary networks. BATs charge on the move using existing trolleybus catenaries ...

Abstract: Efficient and safe rail transit (metro) operations require regularly inspected and properly maintained infrastructures. While preventive maintenance is usually undertaken following a predetermined schedule, decisions on ...

Abstract: As natural and human-induced disasters have increased in recent years in number, magnitude, and impacts, the frequency of evacuation orders is expected to be accordingly raised in the future. Practice has shown, however, ...