Mitchell Mcclanachan
Railway Research Engineer
School of Engineering and Technology
CQ University
Australia
Biography
I have been a railway engineering researcher at the Centre for Railway Engineering - Central Queensland University since 1995. My research area includes railway vehicle dynamics, simulation, testing, evaluation, optimisation and development of smart systems. My current research is the optimisation of train control to minimise fuel, time and dynamics.
Research Interest
My research area includes railway vehicle dynamics, simulation, testing, evaluation, optimisation and development of smart systems. My current research is the optimisation of train control to minimise fuel, time and dynamics.
Publications
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Cole, C., McClanachan, M., Simson, S., & Skerman, D. (2006). Evaluating the performance of 3-piece bogies on short defects and with unequal wheel diameters. In Proceedings of the Conference On Railway Engineering : Rail Achieving Growth. (pp. 49-60). Melbourne, Vic.: Rail Technical Society of Australasia.
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Cole, C., McClanachan, M., & McLeod, T. (2004). Prediction of future train states using neural networks. In CORE 2004 : New Horizons for Rail Conference Proceedings : Conference on Railway Engineering, Holiday Inn Esplanade, Darwin, Northern Territory Australia, June 20-23 2004. (pp. 41.1-41.8). Kingston, ACT: Railway Technical Society of Australasia.
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McClanachan, M., Handoko, Y., Dhanasekar, M., Skerman, D., & Davey, J. (2003). Modelling freight wagon dynamics. In Dynamics of vehicles on roads and on tracks : proceedings of the 18th IAVSD symposium held in Kanagawa, Japan, August 24-30, 2003 (pp. 438-447). London, U.K.: Taylor & Francis.
