Faculty of Technical Sciences

University of Novi Sad

Subject: Methods of optimization of technology and capacity in rail traffic (17.DSSO5)

Native organizations units: Department of Traffic Engineering
 
Type of studies Title
Doctoral Academic Studies Traffic Engineering (Godina: 2, Winter)
General information:
 
Category Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field Organizacija i tehnologije transportnih sistema
Interdisciplinary No
ECTS 10
Educational goal:

Introduce students to current research directions and ways of solving problems of optimization technology and sizing capacity in rail transport.

Educational outcome:

By adopting the course content, students will be able to follow the latest trends in mastering the skills of planning , conducting and managing research and design optimization models in the field of technology and sizing capacity in rail transport.

Course content:

Current topics in the field of optimization technology of railway stations, dimensioning of cellular capacity and train terminals, research to increase the line capacity (throughput and transport capacity) and the planning and regulation of rail transport.

Teaching methods:

View current problems solutions with theoretical methods, analysis methods and optimization solutions selected in the published literature, student study research.

Literature:
Authors Title Year Publisher Language
Abril, M., Barber, F., Ingolotti, L., Salido, M. A., Tormos, P., Lova, A. An Assessment of Railway Capacity, Transportation Research Part E 44, pp. 774–806 2008 ELSEVIER English
Dimanoski, K., Stojić, G., Vesković, S., Tanackov, I. Model for Dimensioning Technology and Capacity of Border Railway Stations 2012 Promet – Traffic&Transportation, Vol. 24, No. 4 English
Sirong, Y. Railway Transport Capacity and Construction Standards - Chapter 1, Principles of Railway Location and Design 2018, Pages 9-71 2018 Academic Press English
Salido, M. A., Barber, F., Ingolotti, L. Robustness for a single railway line: Analytical and simulation methods, Expert Systems with Applications, Volume 39, Issue 18, pp. 13305–13327 2012 ELSEVIER English
Beugina, J., Maraisb, J. Simulation-based evaluation of dependability and safety properties of satellite technologies for railway localization, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Volume 22, pp 42–57 2012 ELSEVIER English
Lorenzo Mussone, Roberto Wolfler Calvo An analytical approach to calculate the capacity of a railway system 2013 European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 228, Issue 1, Pages 11-23 English
Teodorović, D. Swarm intelligence systems for transportation engineering: Principles and applications, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Volume 16, Issue 6, pp. 651-667 2008 ELSEVIER English
Kaakai, F., Hayat, S., El Moudni, A. A hybrid Petri nets-based simulation model for evaluating the design of railway transit stations, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 15, pp. 935–969 2007 ELSEVIER English
Harrod, S. Capacity factors of a mixed speed railway network, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Volume 45, Issue 5, pp. 830–841 2009 ELSEVIER English
Kontaxi, E., Riccia, S. Railway Capacity Handbook: A Systematic Approach to Methodologies, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 48, pp. 2689–2696 2012 ELSEVIER English
Lars Wittrup Jensen, Alex Landex, Otto Anker Nielsen, Leo G. Kroon, Marie Schmidt Strategic assessment of capacity consumption in railway networks: Framework and model 2017 Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Volume 74, Pages 126-149 English
RL Burdett Optimisation models for expanding a railways theoretical capacity 2016 European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 251, Issue 3 English
Burdett, R.L., Kozan, E. Techniques for absolute capacity determination in railways, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Volume 40, Issue 8, pp. 616–632 2006 ELSEVIER English
Sirong ,Y. Strengthening of the Railway Transport Capacity- Chapter 7, Principles of Railway Location and Design 2018, Pages 9-71 2018 Academic Press English
Zitrický, V.,Černá, L., Abramovič, B. The Proposal for the Allocation of Capacity for International Railway Transport, Procedia Engineering Volume 192, Pages 994-999 2017 Elsevier English
Dicembre, A., Ricci, S. Railway traffic on high density urban corridors: Capacity, signalling and timetable, Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management, Volume 1, Issue 2, pp 59–68 2011 ELSEVIER English
Knowledge evaluation:
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Oral part of the exam No Yes 50.00
Project task Yes Yes 50.00
Lecturers:
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prof. dr Tanackov Ilija

Full Professor

Lectures
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prof. dr Stojić Gordan

Full Professor

Study research work
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prof. dr Tanackov Ilija

Full Professor

Study research work
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prof. dr Stojić Gordan

Full Professor

Lectures

Faculty of Technical Sciences

University of Novi Sad
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