Train Speed Estimation Based on Weights Incorporating Systematic and Random Error Components
By: Józef Wiora
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2026-0032 | Journal eISSN: 1335-8871
Language: English
Page range: 260 - 266
Submitted on: Dec 29, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 21, 2026
Published on: Oct 13, 2026
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
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