RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research projects

Projects across high-, medium- and low-speed maglev, covering network relations, transport organization, operation optimization, traction power and freight models.

SYSTEM / 02MAGLEV RESEARCH

01 / RESEARCH THEMES

Project themes

THEME / 01

Networks and organization

Network relations, demand, timetabling and capacity

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

NATIONAL RESEARCH / 012023–present

National Key R&D Program

14th Five-Year National Key R&D Program on transport equipment and intelligent transportation

Low-cost, low-volume maglev passenger and freight transport system

Research on transport organization, dispatching, automatic driving, and active in-transit safety.

Supports feeder access and last-mile transport through integrated organization, control, and safety research.

Project number / 2023YFB4302100

Project source
NATIONAL RESEARCH / 022016–2020

National Key R&D Program

National Key R&D Program on advanced rail transport

Medium-speed maglev transport organization and safety assurance

Research on medium-speed maglev transport organization, safety assurance, and their coordination.

Provided a foundation for later work on operation optimization, organization, and safety control.

Project number / Not published

Project source

03 / COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

Collaboration and exploration

Industry collaborations and university-funded research

03

Industry-funded project

China State Railway Group research project

2022–2023

High-speed maglev and existing high-speed rail network relations and economic comparison

Research on network relations and economic comparison between high-speed maglev and high-speed rail alternatives.

Supports system planning and techno-economic analysis.

Project number / Not published

Project source
04

Industry-funded project

CRRC Tangshan collaborative project

2024–2025

Freight operation models for low-speed permanent-magnet maglev

Freight models and transport organization for low-speed permanent-magnet maglev applications.

Provides a research basis for maglev freight planning and assessment.

Project number / Not published

Project source
05

Industry-funded project

CRRC Tangshan collaborative project

2022–2023

Key technologies for medium-speed maglev transport systems

Research on key technologies for medium-speed maglev transport systems.

Supports operation optimization, transport organization, and system coordination research.

Project number / Not published

Project source
06

University-funded project

Beijing Jiaotong University Talent Fund

2023–present

Coupling mechanisms between multi-train maglev operation and traction-power control

Research on interactions between multi-train operation and traction-power control.

Provides a basis for fleet organization and integrated operation-control-power research.

Project number / Not published

Project source

04 / DELIVERY CHAIN

Research to outcomes

  1. 01

    Research theme

  2. 02

    Funded project

  3. 03

    Research output

  4. 04

    Talent development