High-speed Rail: An Analysis Of The Chinese Innovation System | High-Speed Rail: Analyzing China's Innovation System

High-Speed Rail: Analyzing China's Innovation System

Gao Bai, 2020

Overview

This book provides a fundamental understanding of the technology underpinning China's extensive high-speed rail network. It delves into the interdisciplinary nature of high-speed rail, encompassing infrastructure, rolling stock, power supply, signaling, operations, and maintenance. The analysis primarily focuses on product and process innovations, with a particular emphasis on product development. This includes the strategic selection of technological routes, systems, and sources, leading to the creation of new products and manufacturing processes.

Who it's for

• Readers interested in the technological advancements of high-speed rail systems.
• Individuals seeking to understand the innovation strategies behind China's railway development.
• Students and professionals in engineering, transportation, and innovation studies.

Key features

• Covers infrastructure, mobile equipment, traction power supply, communication signal, operation and maintenance, and transportation organization.
• Focuses on product and process innovations, including technology route, system, and source selection.
• Explores new products developed and manufactured within the high-speed rail sector.
• Offers an outlook for future development in high-speed rail technology.
• Published by World Scientific Publishing.
• 456 pages.
• Hardback binding.
• ISBN: 9789811206740.