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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. Basic and advanced model of railway transport operation 3. Viriato - inputs 4. Viriato - processes 5. Viriato - outputs 6. Simulation of railway transport operation 7. OpenTrack - inputs 8. OpenTrack - processes 9. OpenTrack - outputs 10. Central dispatching - practical example of railway transport operation 11. Model and simulation of a marshalling yard 12. Summary
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Skills training, Řízená praxe
- Contact teaching
- 48 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 96 hours per semester
- Preparation of a presentation (report) in a foreign language
- 6 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students work with special softwares Viriato and OpenTrack. Viriato is the timetable planning software of SMA+Partner in Switzerland. It is an integrated timetable planning tool that allows users to optimise the railway planning process. It provides timetable planners with a suite of applications addressing all aspects of the timetable planning process. OpenTrack is a railway simulation tool developed at the ETH Zurich. OpenTrack supports determining the requirements for a railway network's infrastructure, analyzing the capacity of lines and stations, calculation of minimum headways, rolling stock studies, running time calculation, timetable construction, analyzing the robustness of timetables, evaluating and designing various signaling systems, analyzing the effects of system failures and delays, calculation of power and energy consumption of train services, simulation of railway power supply systems.
By working with Viriato and OpenTrack, students gain skills in timetable planning, railway operation simulation, capacity analysis of tracks and stations, infrastructure optimization, and assessing the impacts of delays and disruptions.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Systematic monitoring, Self project defence, Presentation
Students should have basic knowledge of railway transport, timetables, and infrastructure. Analytical skills and basic proficiency in working with computer tools are also important.
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Recommended literature
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Vojtek M. a Dedík M. Provozování železniční osobní dopravy. 2023.
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