Predictive Maintenance of Railway Infrastructure Using Artificial Intelligence
By: Michal Šmajda and Martin Kendra
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2026-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2585-8084
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 6
Published on: Jun 26, 2026
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