Methods of optimization of technology and capacity in rail traffic | Faculty of Technical Sciences

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 (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Organizacija i tehnologije transportnih sistema
ECTS	10

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

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.

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.

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

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
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
RL Burdett	Optimisation models for expanding a railways theoretical capacity	2016	European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 251, Issue 3	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
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
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
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
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
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
Sirong ,Y.	Strengthening of the Railway Transport Capacity- Chapter 7, Principles of Railway Location and Design 2018, Pages 9-71	2018	Academic Press	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
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
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
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
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
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
Sirong, Y.	Railway Transport Capacity and Construction Standards - Chapter 1, Principles of Railway Location and Design 2018, Pages 9-71	2018	Academic Press	English