Subject 'Sustainable and Intelligent Transport Systems'

Year:   2019.5/2020.5    2020.5/2021.5    2021.5/2022.5    2022.5/2023.5    2023.5/2024.5    

History of transportation systems. Sustainable transportation systems. Climate change. Global warming. Air quality in cities. Resources of fossil fuels. Road traffic safety Environment pollution and transportation systems sustainability costs. Measuring of external costs. Total cost of transportation. Speed and fuel consumption. Speed and environment pollution. Speed and road accidents. Alternative fuels. Green transportation modes. Green transportation corridors. Development of green transportation means. City logistics.
Definition of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Achievements in the area of ITS. ITS characteristics. ITS technologies. ITS implementation areas. ITS and sustainable transportation. Simulation and modelling principles.

Electronic and web-based data delivery. Geographical information systems. Satellite navigation systems. Global positioning systems. Positioning system Galileo. Global positioning system – GPS. GPRS systems. Mobile phone positioning. GPS tracking service. Monitoring of transportation means and units.

Intelligent infrastructure. Intelligent vehicle. Intelligent shipment. Information change between the vehicles.

Traffic management strategy. Traffic arrangement and management. Tactical traffic management. Telematics and road transport.

1. To introduce students to the problems of transportation sustainability and the total cost of transport for society.
2. To show students the possibilities and ways for economic use of fossil fuels and for reducing environment pollution.
3. To give students an overview of geographical information systems, global navigation systems, possibilities of telematics and traffic arrangement.

The student knows
• harmful environmental impacts
• components of total transportation costs
• ITS technologies and implementing areas
• geographical information systems and satellite navigation systems
• principles and possibilities of monitoring the location and movement of vehicles and consignments
• possibilities of information change between vehicles and infrastructure

Lectures, seminars, workshops, individual tasks, preparing and giving presentations.

Portfolio of lecture materials.

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