Course: Principles of Transport Technology and Control

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Course title Principles of Transport Technology and Control
Course code KTRD/PZTRE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Široký Jaromír, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the study of transport, basic terms, position in society. Transport legislative, transport and its status. Transport process, transportation output and structure, aggregated indicators. Railway transport I. - introduction, characterization, technical base. Railway transport II. - technology, information systems. Train schedule (timetable graphic) - characterization, construction. Road transport I. - introduction, characterization, technical base. Road transport II. - technology, information systems. Water transport - introduction, characteristic, technical base, technology. Air transport - introduction, characteristic, technical base, technology. Combined transport - introduction, characterization, technical base, technology. Urban public transport - introduction, characterization, technical base, technology. Logistic technologies - transport-logistic centres. Time allowance, course summary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basics of particular modes of transport, their technologies and operation processes.
After course completion student is able to characterise particular modes of transport, describe their technology, advantages, disadvantages. He or she is familiarised with the fundamental processes of traffic control.
Prerequisites
Routine mastery of individual modes of transport, their technology and control process is expected.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

For students of the full-time study participation in an examination is conditioned by obtaining a course credit. The obtained course credit confirms that the full-time student attended the lessons in the required amount, that he/she met the requirements for acquiring the course credit and may proceed to take the examination. Conditions for acquiring the course credit are stipulated by the teacher during the first week of the semester lecture period. The examination in the subject (its form, content and duration) is determined in compliance with the Study and Examination Regulations of the University of Pardubice.
Recommended literature
  • Český normalizační institut. ČSN 01 85 00 Názvosloví v dopravě. Praha, 1989.
  • Daněk, Jan. Základy dopravy. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0410-7.
  • Široký, J., Cempírek, V., Gašparík, J. Transport Technology and Control. Tribun EU, Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-263-0711-2.
  • Široký, J. Základy technologie dopravy. PowerPrint Praha, 2007. ISBN 80-86530-37-X.
  • Široký, Jaromír. Základy technologie a řízení dopravy. Pardubice: Institut Jana Pernera, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7194-983-1.


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