THEME / 01
Networks and organization
Network relations, demand, timetabling and capacity
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Research projects
Projects focus on maglev transport organization and operation optimization. Work on high-speed maglev network relations and techno-economic analysis supports high-speed maglev planning and operations research.
SYSTEM / 02MAGLEV RESEARCH
01 / RESEARCH THEMES
Project themes
THEME / 02
Operation and integrated control
Speed profiles, traction power, train control and layered optimization
THEME / 03
Maglev freight and planning
Freight models, organization, capacity and cost analysis
02 / FEATURED PROJECTS
Featured projects
14th Five-Year National Key R&D Program on transport equipment and intelligent transportation
14th Five-Year National Key R&D Program: Low-cost, low-volume maglev passenger and freight transport system
- Team research tasks
- Within the overall project, the team undertakes research on transport organization, dispatching, automatic driving, and active in-transit safety for the low-cost, low-volume maglev passenger and freight system; the related approval number is 2023YFB4302104.
- Research challenges and contributions
- The overall project addresses feeder access to trunk transport networks and last-mile demand. The team's task focuses on passenger and freight train planning, dispatching, automatic driving, and active in-transit safety, connecting low-speed maglev freight planning with transport organization and dispatching.
Project number / 2023YFB4302100
13th Five-Year National Key R&D Program on advanced rail transport
13th Five-Year National Key R&D Program: Key technologies for maglev transport systems
- Team research tasks
- The team contributes to key technologies for medium-speed maglev, including fundamental theory integrating transport organization and comprehensive safety assurance. The team's research materials list the related approval number 2016YFB1200601.
- Research challenges and contributions
- Research on integrated medium-speed maglev transport organization and comprehensive safety assurance provides a basis for timetable optimization, headway and line-capacity analysis, and coordinated operation, control, and power.
Project number / 2016YFB1200600
03 / COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
Collaboration and exploration
Industry collaborations and university-funded research
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Industry-funded project
China State Railway Group
2022–2023
High-speed maglev and existing high-speed rail network relations and economic comparison
Study the relationship between high-speed maglev and existing high-speed rail networks, and compare the economics of alternative transport schemes.
Research on coordinated network development examines connections between different technologies and networks, and compares their economics to support maglev system planning and techno-economic analysis.
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Industry-funded project
CRRC Tangshan
2024–2025
Freight operation models for low-speed permanent-magnet maglev
Develop freight models and transport organization schemes for low-speed permanent-magnet maglev applications.
Research on freight models and transport organization suited to low-speed permanent-magnet maglev demand supports scheme assessment and connects with maglev transport organization and line-capacity optimization.
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Industry-funded project
CRRC Tangshan
2022–2023
Key technologies for medium-speed maglev transport systems
Research key technologies in the operation and engineering applications of medium-speed maglev transport systems.
Study transport organization, operation optimization, and system coordination to address operating and engineering needs and support scheme assessment and further research.
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University-funded project
Beijing Jiaotong University Talent Fund
2023–present
Coupling mechanisms between multi-train maglev operation and traction-power control
Study coupling between multi-train maglev operation and traction-power control, focusing on their mutual influence.
Research coupling mechanisms between train-fleet operation and traction-power control under multi-train conditions to support fleet organization and integrated operation-control-power research, particularly power coordination and supply optimization.
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University-funded project
2026 BJTU Fundamental Research Funds Graduate Innovation Project
2026
Integrated operation and power-supply optimization for high-speed maglev trains
Study coupling between high-speed maglev train plans and traction power, coordinating running times, speed trajectories, traction-power demand, and power-supply-zone states in an integrated operation and power-supply optimization framework.
Address mutual constraints between operating plans and supply capacity under high-speed operation, high traction power, and ground-based zoned supply, exploring integrated optimization that balances safety, transport efficiency, energy use, and power-supply feasibility.
Project lead：Wu Bai
04 / DELIVERY CHAIN
Research to outcomes
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Research theme
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Funded project
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Research output
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Talent development