A literature review of Artificial Intelligence applications in railway systems

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftÜbersichtsartikel (Review)BeigetragenBegutachtung

Beitragende

  • Ruifan Tang - , University of Leeds (Autor:in)
  • Lorenzo De Donato - , Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Autor:in)
  • Nikola Bes̆inović - , Professur für Bahnverkehr, öffentlicher Stadt- und Regionalverkehr, Technische Universität Delft (Autor:in)
  • Francesco Flammini - , Linnaeus University, Mälardalen University (Autor:in)
  • Rob M.P. Goverde - , Technische Universität Delft (Autor:in)
  • Zhiyuan Lin - , University of Leeds (Autor:in)
  • Ronghui Liu - , University of Leeds (Autor:in)
  • Tianli Tang - , University of Leeds, Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Valeria Vittorini - , Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Autor:in)
  • Ziyulong Wang - , Technische Universität Delft (Autor:in)

Abstract

Nowadays it is widely accepted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is significantly influencing a large number of domains, including railways. In this paper, we present a systematic literature review of the current state-of-the-art of AI in railway transport. In particular, we analysed and discussed papers from a holistic railway perspective, covering sub-domains such as maintenance and inspection, planning and management, safety and security, autonomous driving and control, revenue management, transport policy, and passenger mobility. This review makes an initial step towards shaping the role of AI in future railways and provides a summary of the current focuses of AI research connected to rail transport. We reviewed about 139 scientific papers covering the period from 2010 to December 2020. We found that the major research efforts have been put in AI for rail maintenance and inspection, while very limited or no research has been found on AI for rail transport policy and revenue management. The remaining sub-domains received mild to moderate attention. AI applications are promising and tend to act as a game-changer in tackling multiple railway challenges. However, at the moment, AI research in railways is still mostly at its early stages. Future research can be expected towards developing advanced combined AI applications (e.g. with optimization), using AI in decision making, dealing with uncertainty and tackling newly rising cybersecurity challenges.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer103679
FachzeitschriftTransportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
Jahrgang140
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-4111-2255/work/142246310

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous driving, Machine Learning, Maintenance, Railways, Smart mobility, Traffic management, Train control, Transportation