Electrical & Electronic Engineering Research

Pantograph-Catenary Interaction Framework for Active Control - PACIFIC

Summary

The aim of PACIFIC is to research and develop simulation and hardware platforms for evaluation of conventional and intelligent control systems, in the role of maintaining contact pressure of a railway pantograph on its associated catenary line.

Publicity

• The main project website
• The UK-side project poster
• A very short summary presentation of recent UK work
• Reference details for publications
• Please also see the web-page for next year's PACIFIC conference, PACIFIC 2011

Staff

• Dr. Simon Walters

Collaborating Organisations

• Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
• ESIEE-Amiens, Amiens, France
• University of Brighton (UK)

Project Duration

2009-2011.

Acknowledgement

This work has been co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg IV Programme of the European Regional Development Fund. (Ce travail a ete finance par l'union europeenne dans le cadre du programme Interreg IV des fonds de developpement regional europeen).