Program overview. 28-Jun :44. Year 2013/2014 Civil Engineering and Geosciences Master Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics

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Program overview

28-Jun-2016 6:44

Year

2013/2014

Organization

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Education

Master Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics

Code

Omschrijving

ECTS

p1 p2 p3 p4 p5

Master TIL 2013

Master Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics 2013

Courses (80 EC)

Fundamentals (27 EC)

CIE4801 Transportation and Spatial Modelling 6 SPM4611 Transport and Logistic Systems from an Engineering and Actor

Perspective

6 TIL4030 Interdisciplinary Fundamentals 6 WB3420-11 Introduction Transport and Logistic Engineering 6 WB3423-04 The Delft Systems Approach 3

Specialisations (26-27 EC) (1 specialisation)

Specialisation P - Policy: Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (26 EC)

AE4456 Safety of Transportation 3 AR0190 Urban Sustainability (TiDO) 2 CIE4760 Assessment of transport infrastructure and systems 6 CIE5750 Transport and spatial planning for urbanized regions 4

SPM4631 Transport Policy 6

SPM5610 Planning and Design of Multi-Modal Infrastructure Networks 5

Specialisation D - Design: Transport Systems and Networks (27 EC)

AE4443 Airline Operations 5

CIE4811-09 Planning and Operations of Public Transport Systems 6 CIE5802-09 Advanced Transportation Modelling 4 CIE5803-09 Railway Traffic Management 4 SPM5610 Planning and Design of Multi-Modal Infrastructure Networks 5 WI4062TU Transport, Routing and Scheduling 3

Specialisation O - Operations: Traffic, Technology and Control (26 EC)

CIE4821-09 Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation 6 CIE5804-09 Innovations in Dynamic Traffic Management 4 CIE5805 Intelligent Vehicles for Safe and Efficient Traffic: Design and

Assessment

4 ME1406 Control of Intelligent Transport Infrastructures 3 SPM9325 Simulation Master Class 4 WB3417-04 Discrete Systems: MPSC 5

Specialisation E - Engineering: Transport, Logistics and Supply Chains (26 EC)

CIE4840 Freight Transportation Systems: Analysis and Modelling 4 ME1405 Automation of Transport Systems 3 ME1406 Control of Intelligent Transport Infrastructures 3 SPM4621 Supply Chain Analysis and Engineering 6 SPM5620 Design and Management of Multi-Modal Logistic Chains 4 WB3419-03 Characterization and Handling of Bulk Solid Materials 6

Electives (26-27 EC)

Electives T&P - Transport and Planning (at least 1 course)

CIE4760 Assessment of transport infrastructure and systems 6 CIE4811-09 Planning and Operations of Public Transport Systems 6 6

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SPM9155 Advanced System Dynamics 4 SPM9325 Simulation Master Class 4

Electives TEL - Transportation Engineering (at least 1 course)

ME1403-13 Advanced Operations and Production Management 6 ME1405 Automation of Transport Systems 3 ME1406 Control of Intelligent Transport Infrastructures 3 ME1410-13 Quantitative Methods for Logistics 6 WB3416-03 Design with the Finite Element Method 3 WB3417-04 Discrete Systems: MPSC 5 WB3419-03 Characterization and Handling of Bulk Solid Materials 6 WB3422-11 Design of Transport Equipment 6

Electives C&O - Control and Operations (at least 1 course or optional if at least 1

course Electives TIL)

AE4441 Operations optimisation 6

AE4443 Airline Operations 5

AE4444 Air Traffic Management 3

AE4446 Airport Operations 4

AE4451 Network and Fleet Planning 3 AE4452 RAMS and Human Factors 6 AE4454 Life Cycle Analysis and Production 6 AE4456 Safety of Transportation 3

Electives TIL - Other TIL fields (at least 1 course or optional if at least 1 course

Electives C&O)

AR0190 Urban Sustainability (TiDO) 2 CIE4330 Ports and Waterways 1 4 CIE5306 Ports and Waterways 2 4

MT313 Shipping Management 3

MT725 Inland Shipping 2

TIL6000 TIL Capita Selecta 1

WI4062TU Transport, Routing and Scheduling 3 WM0320TU Ethics and Engineering 3

Free electives and projects (optional)

CIE4040-09 Internship 10

TIL4020-11 Interdisciplinary Research Project 7

Free electives

Projects and seminars (40 EC)

TIL4010-11 TIL Seminars 3

TIL5050-12 TIL Design Project 7

TIL5060 TIL Thesis 30

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CIE4801

Transportation and Spatial Modelling

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Responsible Instructor Dr.ir. R. van Nes

Instructor Prof.dr.ir. E. de Romph Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x 6/0/0/0 + 4/0/0/0 Education Period 1 Start Education 1 Exam Period 1 2

Course Language English

Course Contents 1. Role of models in transportation and spatial system analysis, main model components and their relationships, modelling concepts

2.Travel choice modelling, utility theory, Logit-models, Nested logit

3. System description, zonal segmentation, network description, shortest path trees 4. Trip generation models

5. Trip distribution models, estimation of trip distribution functions 6. Mode choice models, simultaneous distribution-modal split models 7. Time of day and departure time models

8. Assignment models, uncongested and congested network assignment, equilibrium concept, stochastic assignment, system optimal assignment, public transport assignment

9. OD matrix estimation models 10. Forecasting

11. Transport modelling in practice

12. Spatial interaction models, choice modelling in spatial systems 13. Land-use transport interactions models, TIGRIS

14. Exercise using commercial transport modelling software (Omnitrans) in setting up a modelling analysis, and assessing a transport system and solution strategies

Study Goals 1. Identify and describe the main components of transportation and land use models

2. Apply and discuss the main modelling techniques for the components of the four (five) stage transportation model 3. Analyse and discuss today's transportation and land use models

4. Set-up and perform a systematic modelling analysis to assess a transportation system and solution strategies

Education Method Lectures, exercises, practical

Literature and Study Materials

Obligatory lecture note(s)/textbook(s):

1. Ortuzar, J. de Dios, L.G. Willumsen (2011) Modelling transport 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester

2. Selected papers on Spatial Modelling, references will be provided 3. Manual of exercises in Omnitrans

Obligatory other materials:

Transparencies and other material on Blackboard

Assessment Written exam (open questions, closed book) and practical with written report

Remarks The individual exercise must be completed and the deadline for handing in the report is week 7. The exercise grade will remain valid for a maximum of 18 months.

NB: In case the exercises are not completed in time, one will not be allowed to make the final written exam.

Judgement Written exam (75%) + written report about exercise (25%)

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SPM4611

Transport and Logistic Systems from an Engineering and Actor

Perspective

6

Module Manager Ir. M.W. Ludema

Module Manager Dr. J.C. van Ham Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x 0/4/4/0 Education Period 2 3 Start Education 2 Exam Period 3 4

Summary This course teaches the student to facilitate a multi-actor and societal environment by specifically designing simple and complex (service)systems in the TIL domain, dealing with substantive as well as procedural aspects of the systems engineering process. The focus is on Transport & Logistics Systems from the perspective of Systems Engineering and Integral Systems Design. The course considers a wide range of tools and methods that guides policy-making, opportunity statements, the asset acquisition process, need-analysis, requirement statements/analysis, conceptual design, functional design, behavioural design, physical design and Life cycle engineering of the Transport & Logistics Systems Engineering that can be used during serveral engineerng phases. Transport & Logistics System typically have a long life of type and often are (re)designed to meet changing demands. Attention is given to the context in which a TIL-System must perform (in past and future) often in respect to conflicting situations. Tools and methods will be applied to a wide range or TIL-Systems, like public rail transport, high way projects, container shipping, container handling systems, logistics distribution systems, airtaxi services, etc. Attention will be given to the Management of Service Systems that together with the physical TIL-systems fulfill mobility demands of both persons and goods, such as decision support systems, financing systems, event management systems, tracking and tracing systems and steering instruments to promote sustainable mobility. Special attention will be given to asset management, logistics support and X-ability factors, like: availability, reliability, maintainability, risk, sustainability, constructability and producibility related design criteria. During the course, students practice activities and tasks of individual phases of a systems engineering process. The course is a mixture of lectures and assignments.

Course Contents Outline of the course:

The course starts with a quick review of the origin, fundamentals, and qualities of the field systems analysis/engineering and engineering design. An overview of the role of meta engineering approaches in respect to more disciplinary (often more detailed) engineering approaches is given from a project management perspective. During the lectures the student will be involved in small classroom assignments. The overall course is practical in nature. In working assignments the students will be working in small groups and will be engaged in a Systems Engineering Process and work on their own design project in a duo-actor setting.

Theoretical Line:

Short recap on engineering design, system engineering fundamentals and the role of stakeholders (for MSc TIL students). Design and development of product in production environment.

Identification of analysis and design activities within the engineering of TIL-systems.

Functional Discovery and Analysis of a range reference TIL-systems (e.g. distribution network, urban transport shipping, container shipping service, cargo tracking en tracing system, high-way covering and connections, transport system interaction in new development area, airtaxi-service, etc.) as a preparation for systems engineering exercises.

The interrelation between Systems Engineering, Asset Management, Maintenance Management. Introducing a Practical Framework for Systems Engineering

Life Cycle Engineering, RAMS, Service Logistics, RAMS and Design-to-X-ability (for MSc SEPAM students). Practical Line:

Formalizing the Practical Framework for Systems Engineering Opportunity Statements and Need Analysis

Concept Descriptions Mission Analysis Operational Concept Supportability Concept

Informal Stakeholder Requirements Formal Design Requirements Behavioral/Temporal Design Functional Design

Structural/Physical Design Interface Management Configuration Management Verification and Validation

Detailed design of some chosen component

Re-engineering of the design from a specific Design-to-X-ability perspective Presentation of large assignment results

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logistics, decision support systems, public transport, traffic control and management systems, container handling, regional distribution networks, (air-)ports, road and railway infrastructure, to name a few;

Drafting and assessing system performance indicators of a legal and procedural nature, operating envelopes, safety cases, impact assessment and incident handling strategies;

Participating in decision making processes relevant to the design processes of TIL systems;

Develop functional, temporal and physical design and be able to evaluate the interrelationships between these designs. Perform final verification and validation of delivered designs agains earlier stated requirements;

Understand the implication of designing and the resulting design when taking a Design-to-X-ability perspective (especially MSc-Sepam students).

Education Method A mix of lectures, assignments, discussions three times a week, 2 hours each. A large part of the course is aimed at playing and experiencing a systems engineering process for a dedicated project from both a consumer as a designer perspective.

The course is a preparation of the MSc SEPAM design project spm5920 (MSc SEPAM) or the MSc Interdisciplinary Project TIL5050-12 (MSc-TIL)) in which the acquired knowledge can be applied to specific design assignments in multi-actor and multidisciplinary partnership projects. The course applies experiences gained in several projects in the TIL domain.

Assessment The assessment has a written (exam) and and a practical part:

Written examination on lectured theories, methods and approaches in respect to a set of articles and book chapters 40% Practical: Large group assignment composed out of smaller group assignments 60%

Minimum results for each of these parts should be >= 5,0, final results should be >= 5,75.

Module Material The course applies Blackboard facilities and electronic documentation.

A virtual reader containing the study material chapters from books and journal articles or references to them will be made available for this course.

TIL4030

Interdisciplinary Fundamentals

6

Responsible Instructor Prof.dr.ir. J.W.C. van Lint Instructor Dr. J.A. Annema Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x 4.0.0.0+0.4.0.0 Education Period 1 2 Start Education 1 Exam Period 1 2

Course Contents In this course we will introduce and overview the entire TIL field. Note that the study load is not evenly spread over Q1 and Q2. All lectures / group meetings are in Q1, but you have Q2 to finish you assignment.

In the first week we have a busy schedule planned with lectures and group exercises, and you will make a kick start with a "mini" Interdisciplinary Project that you will be working on in a group of students throughout the course, and that determines 50% of your final grade. In the first week we will also bring you up to speed (or at least motivate you) with some skills that you will need throughout your TIL curriculum: scientific thinking and reasoning, and problem solving / programming (in matlab). In the weeks thereafter you become familiar with the many different reference models, viewpoints, concepts and ideas within the TIL domain, and also get to know the four specializations of the TIL curriculum: P (policy), D (design), E (engineering) and O (operations) through different showcases, group exercises and an excursion.

In this course we will illustrate that in reality (that is, in large TIL projects), there is no P without D, E without O, or any other combination you can think of. You cannot design transport networks without considering operations (e.g. management), or the policy context, or the consequences for logistic chains. Transport, by its very nature is a multi- and in many cases an interdisciplinary field.

Study Goals After this course students:

Have insight into and are able to apply a number of frequently used theoretical, methodological and practical concepts that relate to the TIL-domain.

Are able to analyse TIL-problems in using a variety of different reference models and tools.

Are up-to-speed with the basics (terminology, language, way of thinking) in each of the four TIL specializations Are able to work in groups on multi & interdisciplinary problems.

Are able to structure, plan and execute a TIL design and/or Research project

Education Method In Q1: Lectures; Group working sessions with exercises and cases & Group meetings (incl feedback) on the group assignments ("mini" interdisciplinary project)

In Q2: Independently finishing your group assignments

Literature and Study Materials

All material (papers, reports, lecture slides) will be handed-out or placed on Blackboard.

Assessment Group Project Assignment (50%) Written exam (50%)

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WB3420-11

Introduction Transport and Logistic Engineering

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Responsible Instructor Prof.dr.ir. G. Lodewijks

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x 4/0/0/0 Education Period 1 Start Education 1 Exam Period 1 2

Course Contents Transport in society: importance of transport systems and logistics; design requirements (energy consumption; directives from authorities; working conditions).

Networks, terminals and equipment: terminal types; handling activities and logistics; terminal design. Conceptual design of transport systems and equipment.

Process analysis; key performance indicators; systems approach and object oriented design; integrated cost approach. Production and distribution: logistic networks and concepts; push systems and pull systems; logistic chains; terminals, warehouses; physical distribution.

Queueing theory: overview of basic models and results.

Routing and scheduling: standard models; algorithms; branch and bound method.

Forecasting and decision making: process control and forecasting; models for decision making.

Modelling and simulation: worldviews in discrete event simulation; stochastic processes; design, planning and control with simulation; distributed simulation; case study.

Load units and equipment: unitized cargo handling; standardisation in manufacturing, transport and logistics; overview of widely used systems.

Mechanisation and automation: trends in mechanised transport; design demands; drivers for automation; design topics. Case studies on transport systems.

Study Goals The student must be able to:

1. Recognize importance of transport systems and logistics in society, in particular in supply chains and in production systems. 2. List restrictions and options in design and optimisation of transport and logistic systems (energy consumption; legislative rules (environmental, labour); technical restrictions; working conditions).

3. List characteristics of networks, terminals, warehouses and equipment (transport modes, terminal types,material handling and logistics).

4. List characteristics of commonly applied principles in production organisation.

5. List load units and equipment used in material handling and list characteristics of widely used systems. 6. Identify trends in mechanisation and automation in material handling.

7. Identify and define key performance indicators (KPI) of transport and logistic systems.

8. List methods to analyse components of systems (i.e. queuing theory, simulation, forecasting, routing, scheduling) and apply the methods to small scale problems.

9. Analyse processes at a transfer point (terminal, warehouse) and to decide on number of equipment and handling capacity needed to handle transport flows.

Education Method Lectures

Literature and Study Materials

Course material: Lecture notes. Handouts.

Assessment Written exam

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WB3423-04

The Delft Systems Approach

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Responsible Instructor Dr.ir. H.P.M. Veeke

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x

2/0/0/0 for ME students -- 0/0/2/0 for MA and TIL students

Education Period 1 3 Start Education 1 3 Exam Period 1 2 3 4

Course Contents Complete modeling of industrial systems includes both function models for static structures and time-dependent behaviour models.

A fundamental approach leads to the proper model, the steady state model and the control paradigm. For multi-aspect modelling the PROPER model will be explained and applied to the field of logistics and organization.

Modelling of the design process itself with a clear distinction between interdisciplinary function design and monodisciplinary process design.

Study Goals The course aims to learn the students the basics of the Delft Systems Approach for Industrial Organizations (DSA). Therefore the student should learn to:

- Structure complex industrial systems into the conceptual models: Steady State Model, Innovation Model, Proper Model - Describe all types of activities in terms of functions

- Recognize both the operational and the control functionality - Differentiate between operational and innovation management. - Use the models for analysis and design of industrial systems

Education Method Lectures (2 hours per week)

Literature and Study Materials

Course material:

Book: The Delft Systems Approach: Analysis and Design of Industrial Systems, H. Veeke, J. Ottjes, G. Lodewijks, Springer, 2008

Assessment Written exam

Percentage of Design 50%

Design Content Understanding the design process itself and the transition of using conceptual models to concrete process models.

Department 3mE Department Maritime & Transport Technology

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Specialisation P - Policy: Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (26 EC)

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AE4456

Safety of Transportation

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Responsible Instructor Prof.dr.ir. J.A.A.M. Stoop

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x

2/0/0/0

Education Period 1

Start Education 1

Exam Period Different, to be announced

Summary This course deals with the structure and development of the concept of safety and risk control with respect to TIL-systems based on the DCP-diagramme concept.

Course Contents The course deals with the structure and development of the notions of safety and risk management by focusing on: Practice, with a focus on the historical developent, perception and acceptance of safety and risk in various domains; Control, focusing on various strategies available in deakling with risk at the level of governance and administration; Technology, focusing on the way safety and risk have been involved obhectively and subjectively in developing technological projects and applications; A micro systems level, dealing with accident analysis, the complexity of problem modeling, multiple causality and explanatory theories for failure at the operator level; The meso systems level, in developing scenarios and application of quantitative risk analysis; The macro systems level, focusing on procedural approaches in delaing with and deciding on risk by Safety Impact Assessment procedures, Safety Cases and Critical Size Events regarding rescue and emergency resource allocation; Rescue and emergency management and disaster control in the light of national and international perspectives such as EU Directives and international NGOs.

Study Goals This course provides the student a basic knowledge in safety from a systems perspective. The course applies principles from previous courses with respect to control, management and governance to the area of risk and safety. It provides student with strenghts and weaknesses of methods and techniques in problem analysis and problem solving at various systems levels and from different perspectives based on the notion of integral safety. The course focuses on applying basic skills in accident ananlysis, quantitative risk assessment and the design of complicated problem solving strategies.

Education Method The course is given by lectures, self study and assignments.

Testing takes place on an individual basis by a written assigment on three items, focusing respectively on quantitative aspects, accident analysis and integral safety assessment.

Literature and Study Materials

A reader is available for the lectures, self study takes place based on a mandatory selection of the reader and optional material from a variety of case studies in different domains.

Assessment Individual written assignments

Remarks This course is related to other courses dealing with transportation issues such as logistic chains, complex decision-making in multi-actor environments, spatial development, TIL systems design and engineering.

AR0190

Urban Sustainability (TiDO)

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Responsible Instructor Ir. P.G. Teeuw Responsible Instructor Ir. K.P.M. Aalbers Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x

18 hours per semester

Exam Period none

Summary During this course the maximization method is used in order to create a draft for a sustainable urban plan.

Course Contents This one to two weeks workshop forms part of a series of interdisciplinary electives in Sustainable Development. The central theme is sustainable development, sustainable building and sustainable urban development. This subject can form part of the TU graduation specialisation 'Technology in Sustainable Development' (TiDO), see www.tudelft.nl/tisd.

Study Goals The student:

- is capable of effectively analysing complex urban development situations in which divergent environmental interests play a role - is capable of elaborating various solutions in urban planning and design for various environmental interests and weighing these against alternatives

Education Method The environment maximisation method is one directed towards design, in which environmental themes set the structure for the design. On the basis of the brief for a neighbourhood (approximately 2000 dwellings with facilities) and the available location, a number of environmental themes are 'maximised' in a workshop; these include: Landscape and soil; Flora and fauna; Water; Mobility; Energy; Waste.

An outline of the 'best structure for the environment' is provided on the basis of the environmental constraints in question. These sketches are then examined to see which reinforce and which contradict one another; the various maximisations are then optimised. It is also discussed which topics should be regarded as primary and which as secondary; in this way a number of

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CIE4760

Assessment of transport infrastructure and systems

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Responsible Instructor Dr. R. Verhaeghe

Course Contents Keywords:

Nature of infra projects. Impact assessment - and evaluation fundamentals, followed by application to various types of plans and projects for civil engineering systems. Overview of evaluation methods: cost-effectiveness, benefit/cost, multi-criteria. Optimization of welfare. Schematization of evaluation problems: benefit and cost pattern, discounting. Valuation of effects: direct -, indirect -, and external effects. Indirect valuation. Valuation environmental components. Financial, economical, and social evaluation. Cost recovery. Public/private cost and benefit components. Optimization of the composition of projects and plans. Capacity planning, pricing. Asset management. Portfolio management. Applications: analysis of varous themes in existing studies.

More detailed overview:

a) Fundamentals for evaluation basic methodology overview of development in evaluation methods

significance/necessity for evaluation in preparation of plans and projects: examples cost-effectiveness

multi-criteria methods

financial-, economic-, and social evaluation, life-cycle approach

optimization of welfare (modern concept for public infra projects): derivation of practical (sub-) criteria

benefit/cost analysis: criteria, schematization of benefits and costs, time valuation (discounting), shadow pricing, cost recovery methods

b) Impact assessment

potential problems with estimation of effects and prices, types of costs valuation of effects: direct and indirect effects, external effects indirect economic valuation

valuation environmental impacts allocation of benefits and costs

risk assessment, uncertainty in evaluation c) Optimization of plans/projects prioritization

optimal allocation/use of inputs, use of production functions scale effects; cost types

relation between investment and maintenance costs capacity planning, pricing

asset management

public-private cooperation: objectives, financial-economic cost/benefit components portfolio management, incremental analysis

real-options: concept, applications

d) Applications: analysis of different themes in evaluation using recent/typical studies, such as:

- evaluation of a flooding/drainage problem (quantification of uncertainty; damage function; application of standards) - regional water supply (multi-sector strategy development; capacity planning)

- evaluation of High Speed Rail Transport options in the USA (consumer surplus; environmental impact; possibilities for public/private partnerships)

- evaluation of the High Speed Rail connection in the Netherlands (accessibility, European network, evaluation of high speed technology)

- environmental effects transport (internalizing external effects)

- regional port planning for the Black Sea (EC project; regional development, demand:trade/transport flows, hinterland, scale effects)

Note for course year 2009-10: the new course CT4760 is essentially based on (previous) CT4740, and expanded with aspects taken from (previous) CT4701 such as, introduction to the nature of infrastructure projects, capacity planning, pricing, asset management, public/private set-up, portfolio management, optimal welfare/value generation.

Study Goals There is growing recognition that infrastructure plays a crucial role in the development of a region/country. The scope of infrastructure projects has increased, requiring to integrate a large number of aspects into the planning and design of

infrastructure, covering technical, financial, economic, and social aspects. In recent years there has been considerable innovation in the methods/approaches to plan and implement infrastructure, such as increased attention to an accurate demand-supply matching, pricing, value generation, asset management, public-private cooperation, and new contract types. In this context impact assessment and evaluation play an increasingly important role in the optimization of plans/designs and decision making. The main goal of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge, - insights and - analytical tools to assess and plan infrastructure projects. After passing the course the participant will be able to prepare his/her own assessment and plan, or make a critical review of existing ones. Based on the many worked examples the course will further provide the participant with a sense (combination of technical/financial/economical insight) for optimization of infrastructure projects/plans.

Education Method Lectures; presentations by practicioners in the field

Assessment Closed book written examination; emphasis is on testing the acquired knowledge/insights of the students in the application to practical problem situations (derived from examples in the course)

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CIE5750

Transport and spatial planning for urbanized regions

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Responsible Instructor Prof.ir. F.M. Sanders

Expected prior knowledge CIE 4760 Infrastructure Projects: Assessment and Planning (recommended) CIE 4811 Design and Control of Public Transport Systems (recommended)

Summary CIE 5750 Transport and Spatial Planning for Urbanized Regions relates to the interaction between transport networks and spatial patterns in urbanized regions. The main focus is on the role of transport systems in interaction with spatial development and governance strategies. It aims to enable students to analyse and assess the transport system, the spatial structure, the governance in urbanized regions and their mutual relationships, and to use these insights in designing and assessing transport and spatial strategies for urbanized regions.

Course Contents Transport and Spatial Planning for Urbanized Regions

This course relates to the interaction between transport networks and spatial patterns in large agglomerations and metropolises. The main focus is on the role of transport systems in interaction with spatial development and governance strategies. The lectures focus on:

Methodologies for analysing and assessing conurbations (terminology, functional differentiation, spatial levels and network levels, assessment criteria)

Historical development of conurbations

Role of transport networks: mobility and accessibility Main characteristics of spatial patterns

Main types of governance strategies

In the two workshops the students work in teams to develop the skills in applying the methodologies and concepts in the analysis and assessment of conurbations and in the design of coherent transport and spatial strategies. Both workshops result in a presentation in class and a concise report including maps supporting the analysis and design.

Study Goals Upon completing this course, students are expected to

(1) be familiar with a framework to analyse the transport systems and spatial structures in urbanized regions and their mutual relationships and to determine the influence of governance policies,

(2) be able to apply this framework for analysing and assessing large agglomerations and metropolises and (3) be able to design and assess coherent transport and spatial strategies for urbanized regions

Workshops in teams, resulting in presentation and report Lectures (16 hour)

Studying lecture material and reference articles (16 hour) Workshop 1 scheduled (12 hour)

Workshop 1 homework (28 hour) Workshop 2 scheduled (12 hour) Workshop 2 homework (28 hour) Total study load 112 hour

Literature and Study Materials

Lecture material on Blackboard Reference articles

Assessment Oral presentations

Reports on the two workshops

Enrolment / Application Via Blackboard CIE5750

Judgement Oral presentation 1 10%, report on Workshop 1 40% Oral presentation 2 10%, report on Workshop 2 40% Both group achievement and individual contribution

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SPM4631

Transport Policy

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Module Manager Dr. J.C. van Ham

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x

0/0/0/x

Expected prior knowledge Basic knowledge of evaluation methods like cost-benefit analysis and multi criteria techniques is necessary. Students who lack this knowledge will be provided additional information.

Summary This course focusses on the evaluation of transport policies by looking at its impacts. Since decision making in the field of traffic and transport is complex, the quality may be improved by studies in which problems are analysed, current policies assessed and alternatives evaluated.

Course Contents The policy cycle i.e. problem formulation, designing and implementing policies, provides the framework for Transport Policy. It is important to distinguish between the output of a policy (e.g. more competition in public transport) which is a means to an end, and the outcome (more people use public transport)which is of interest for politicians. Ex ante evaluation forecasts the anticipated impacts of policies whereas ex post evaluation monitors and assesses the concrete effects.

The course is method-based and assignments show the use of results in policy making.

Study Goals The aims of the course:

- to increase the knowledge of ex ante/ex post evaluation methods - to understand the reasons behind transport policies

- to develop skills to assess the political relevance of the outcomes of research

Education Method Lectures (min. 2 hours a week), self education and assignments (obligatory)

Assessment Assignments by small groups.

SPM5610

Planning and Design of Multi-Modal Infrastructure Networks

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Module Manager Dr.ir. J.H. Baggen Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x

x/0/0/0

Course Language Dutch English

Course Contents The policy cycle is in this integration course roughly the guideline in planning and designing transport infrastructure. The various phases in the cycle deal with concepts, approaches, methods etc., being used in structuring and supporting design and decision-making with regard to infrastructure. During the entire course attention is paid to a 'running case': possibilities for a sustainable development of the main transport infrastructure in (part of) the European Union: the Trans-European Transport Networks new style. Especially large-scale infrastructure is involved, for which above all up to date and very extensive projects such as the construction of high-speed railway lines, tunnels below the Alps, expansion of large airports like London Heathrow or Amsterdam Schiphol, or simply the joining of new member states, play an important role.

Without exception, here it concerns complex physical planning problems with design aspects of (inter)national nodes, connections and networks. Moreover, the projects mentioned are mostly at odds with the environmental management and often we have also to deal with competitive claims as to space. This integration course aims at contributing to the development of an integrated infrastructure policy regarding the policy fields traffic and transport, physical planning, regional economy and environment in the form of an interdisciplinary policy advice. The course aims at achieving a synergy between substantive technical knowledge and policy making knowledge.

A number of phases are indentified: phase 1 problem formulation: specification phase 2 generating alternatives: designing phase 3 assessment: evaluating policies phase 4 implementation: planning

Study Goals Increase the perception of planning and designing of large scale infrastructure problems and gain skills to create effective and efficient solutions.

Education Method Planning and design of multi-modal infrastructure networks will be instructed group wise. For each phase in the above mentioned (policy)cycle one or two weeks will be planned. Each phase will be introduced with a brief explanation followed by an assignment that can be developed in groups of students. Every week the findings will be discussed in the groups: 30 minutes will than be scheduled for that purpose. Appointments will be made during the first lecture. If needed, plenary lectures can be arranged. The results of each of the assignments are one chapter of the research report, i.c. the advice.

Literature and Study Materials

Study materials on Blackboard, handouts and literature SPM4630/31 Transport Policy

Assessment The final mark is determined on the basis of the evaluation of the research report to be handed in at the end of the course. Evaluation criteria are:

structure of the report

presentation (proper use of language, literature, figures, tables, maps) originality (quality of conclusions and recommendations)

systematic justification of choices and proper use of methods, modelling

Special Information This practical course can be done after the theoretical course SPM4630/31 Transport Policy has been completed. This course is a second year MSc course in:

MSc SEPAM, Domain Specialisation Transport & Logistics;

MSc TIL, Specialisation P - Policy: Infrastructure, Planning & Environment; MSc TIL, Specialisation D - Design: Transport Systems & Networks; other programmes as elective course.

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Year

2013/2014

Organization

Education

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AE4443

Airline Operations

5

Responsible Instructor Dr.ir. B.F. Lopes dos Santos

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x 2/2/0/0 Education Period 1 2 Start Education 1 Exam Period 2

Expected prior knowledge It is expected that the students have some introductory knowledge on operations research or that they are in parallel following the course AE4441 - Value Engineering and Operations Optimization (LR - C&O).

Summary This course provides an overview of airline operations and planning. The focus is on the relationship between planning models, the airline product planning characteristics and their operational implications. It starts with a general overview of the airline industry context, airline economics and business models, followed by the study of the normal planning framework which airlines operate in.

Course Contents This course discusses airline operations, economic issues and the planning framework adopted in the industry. The following subjects will be presented:

- Introduction;

- Airline industry context;

- Decision process and planning framework; - Demand forecasting;

- Economics and structure of costs; - Market share;

- Price and revenue management: - Network planning;

- Fleet planning; - Scheduling planning; - Operations control; - Flight planning;

Study Goals At the end of this course, the student should be able to:

1. explain the most important characteristics of the airline industry; 2. identify the main strategic and operational aspects of an airline; 3. analyze the cost and revenue structure of an airline;

4. identify different airline business models;

5. explain the general planning framework of an airline; 6. identify and airline related problem, analyze and solve it;

7. explain implications of planning decisions and report it in an academic manner.

Education Method The course consists of weekly lectures (2 hours per week), some of which can be guest lectures and a possibly an excursion to an airline. Next to this, assignments are made: one assignment in each quarter (Q1 and Q2) developed in groups of three students.

Literature and Study Materials

Main References:

- Belobaba, P., Odoni, A., Barnhart, C. (2009), "The Global Airline Industry", John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex, UK. ISBN: 978-0-470-74077-4

- Lectures notes and additional material posted on Blackboard during the course. Additional Literature:

- Doganis, R. (2010), "Flying Off Course: Airline economics and Marketing", 4th Edition, Routhledge: London, UK. ISBN: 0-415-44737-2

- Bazargan, M. (2010), "Airline Operations and Scheduling", 2nd Edition, Ashgate Publishing Company, Surrey, UK. ISBN: 978-0-7546-7900-4

- Clark, P. (2007), "Buying the Big Jets: Fleet Planning for Airlines", Ashgate Publishing Company, Hampshire, UK. ISBN: 978-0-7546-7090-2

Assessment The mark for this course will be divided in two parts: 1) Results from the 2 group assignments (60 %); 2) Mark from a final (comprehensive) exam (40 %).

Enrolment / Application Via Blackboard

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CIE4811-09

Planning and Operations of Public Transport Systems

6

Responsible Instructor Ir. P.B.L. Wiggenraad

Course Contents Part I: Networks and timetable

Functional design of networks; types of lines and services; functional design of rail, metro, tram and bus (transfer) stations and stops; timetable design variables, tools and efficiency indicators; duty roster

Part II: Operation and control

Automatic vehicle/train detection and monitoring; signalling and train protection systems (ATP, ATC, ATO); ETCS, ERTMS; reliability, punctuality, regularity of services; deterministic and stochastic models; queuing theory; network stability estimation; simulation tools; dispatching and conflict resolution; dynamic passenger information

Part III: Public transport systems

High-speed lines and rolling stock design; Maglev and LIM-technology; IC- and regional train characteristics; steel and rubber metro technologies; peoplemover systems; mixed operation of heavy and light rail; (low floor) tramway design; diesel, trolley, natural gaz and battery buses; dial-a-bus; paratransit

Part IV: Air transport systems

Airport allocation, development and layout; aircraft characteristics; flight rules and headway; runway, taxiway and terminal design; interterminal transport; airport access

Part V: Policy and management

Deregulation policy; tendering and franchising of public transport services; deregulation models of railways; privatisation of British Railways; separation of railway infrastructure and operation in NL

Study Goals Getting knowledge and insight in the function of operations planning and control of public transport systems. Developing the ability to design public transport networks, timetables and signalling system. Estimating the capacity, stability and punctuality of line services. Understanding the policy and principles of deregulation of public transport and tendering of line services. Estimating and controlling the performance and quality of public transport services.

Education Method Lectures, assignments, essay

Literature and Study Materials

Lecture notes

Hansen I.A., Pachl J., "Railway Timetable & Traffic", Eurailpress Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7771-0371-6, available at the secretariat Transport and Planning (room 4.11)

Assessment Essay and written examination

Remarks Submission of assignments and essay before the examination

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CIE5802-09

Advanced Transportation Modelling

4

Responsible Instructor Dr.ir. A.J. Pel

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x

0/4/0/0

Expected prior knowledge CIE5802-09 requires CIE4801

Summary The course deals with critically assessing transportation modeling practices, more advanced (recent) developments in transport modeling, and network performance and design analysis. Main themes are traffic assignment modeling and multimodal multiuser -class travel behavior. A research or review assignment will provide more detail into a transport modeling issue of choice, as well as will provide experience with writing a scientific paper.

Course Contents The course elaborates on the basics of transportation modeling as studied in CIE4801. Main themes relate to traffic assignment and travel behavior. Lectures address, for instance, dynamic traffic assignment, multiuser-class assignment, modeling discrete transit modes and multimodal assignment, dynamic network loading, activity-based modeling, departure time choice modeling, route choice set generation, and route choice modeling. These topics are illustrated by case study applications on a variety of topics related to network performance and design, e.g. parking systems, transit service reliability, and unconventional data sources.

Students undertake an assignment in teams (of 3) to gain research experience and/or computational experience in modeling and transportation scenario analysis. The assignment has to be reported in a scientific paper.

Study Goals Upon completing the course, students are expected to be able to:

I.explain (in general terms) the conceptual framework and operations of transport models

II.critically evaluate the realism of transport models with respect to their intended areas of application

III.describe advanced traffic assignment and choice modeling techniques, and identify their key notions, strengths, and weaknesses

IV.define recent research developments in transportation modeling and network performance and design V.pose and answer research questions, present their findings to peers, and report their findings in a scientific paper

Education Method Lectures, assignment + paper Study load

Lectures: 28 h Study: 24 h Assignment: 60 h Total: 112 h (= 4 ects)

Literature and Study Materials

Book: Modelling Transport, 4th edition, Juan de Dios Ortuzar and Luis G. Willumsen, 2011, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Lecture materials and presentations (available through Blackboard)

Recommended additional study material:

Reference publications on presented applications (see Blackboard)

Assessment The final grade is based on: - Scientific paper (50%) - Oral exam (50%) Notes:

- The assignment needs to be completed (i.e., paper submitted) before you schedule your oral exam.

- Assignments are made available. Formulating your own research question is also allowed, and encouraged. However, all assignment topics need to be approved before starting the assignment.

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CIE5803-09

Railway Traffic Management

4

Responsible Instructor Dr. R.M.P. Goverde

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x 0/2/0/0 + 0/2/0/0 Education Period 2 Start Education 2 Exam Period 2 3

Course Contents This course is about the modelling, analysis, design, control and simulation of railway operations.

Safety, signalling and control: railway safety investigation, station interlocking, railway traffic control, train control, real-time railway traffic management, ERTMS.

Mathematical models of railway operations: infrastructure modelling, running time calculation, energy-efficient train operation, railway timetable optimization, capacity analysis using queueing theory, timetable stability analysis using max-plus algebra, real -time rescheduling, operations performance analysis.

Simulation: microscopic and macroscopic railway simulation models, train line scheduling, timetable analyis, capacity analysis, disruption analysis, stability analysis.

Application of OpenTrack microscopic simulation tool and PETER macroscopic timetable stability analysis tool.

Study Goals Knowledge of advanced railway safety and signalling systems.

Insight in railway operations planning and the interrelations between planning, control and signalling. Application of operations research models to timetable design and railway traffic control.

Application of microscopic simulation to infrastructure capacity analysis, timetable design and analysis of disruptions. Introduction to max-plus algebra and timetable stability analysis.

Insight in actual railway operations practice like ERTMS on the HSL-Zuid, railway safety investigation, performance analysis, and train driver support systems.

Experience with railway micro-simulation tool OpenTrack and stability analysis tool PETER.

Education Method Lectures, book, computer practicum

Computer Use OpenTrack railway micro-simulation software, PETER timetable stability analysis tool

Course Relations CIE5803-09 uses CIE4811-09

Literature and Study Materials

Textbook:

I.A. Hansen & J. Pachl (eds.), Railway Timetable & Traffic: Analysis, Modelling, Simulation, Eurailpress, Hamburg, 2008. ISBN 978-3-7771-0371-6 (available at Transport & Planning secretariat)

Supported by additional lecture notes distributed via Blackboard.

Prerequisites CIE4811-09

Assessment Written exam. Prerequisite: computer practicum

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SPM5610

Planning and Design of Multi-Modal Infrastructure Networks

5

Module Manager Dr.ir. J.H. Baggen

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x

x/0/0/0

Course Language Dutch English

Course Contents The policy cycle is in this integration course roughly the guideline in planning and designing transport infrastructure. The various phases in the cycle deal with concepts, approaches, methods etc., being used in structuring and supporting design and decision-making with regard to infrastructure. During the entire course attention is paid to a 'running case': possibilities for a sustainable development of the main transport infrastructure in (part of) the European Union: the Trans-European Transport Networks new style. Especially large-scale infrastructure is involved, for which above all up to date and very extensive projects such as the construction of high-speed railway lines, tunnels below the Alps, expansion of large airports like London Heathrow or Amsterdam Schiphol, or simply the joining of new member states, play an important role.

Without exception, here it concerns complex physical planning problems with design aspects of (inter)national nodes, connections and networks. Moreover, the projects mentioned are mostly at odds with the environmental management and often we have also to deal with competitive claims as to space. This integration course aims at contributing to the development of an integrated infrastructure policy regarding the policy fields traffic and transport, physical planning, regional economy and environment in the form of an interdisciplinary policy advice. The course aims at achieving a synergy between substantive technical knowledge and policy making knowledge.

A number of phases are indentified: phase 1 problem formulation: specification phase 2 generating alternatives: designing phase 3 assessment: evaluating policies phase 4 implementation: planning

Study Goals Increase the perception of planning and designing of large scale infrastructure problems and gain skills to create effective and efficient solutions.

Education Method Planning and design of multi-modal infrastructure networks will be instructed group wise. For each phase in the above mentioned (policy)cycle one or two weeks will be planned. Each phase will be introduced with a brief explanation followed by an assignment that can be developed in groups of students. Every week the findings will be discussed in the groups: 30 minutes will than be scheduled for that purpose. Appointments will be made during the first lecture. If needed, plenary lectures can be arranged. The results of each of the assignments are one chapter of the research report, i.c. the advice.

Literature and Study Materials

Study materials on Blackboard, handouts and literature SPM4630/31 Transport Policy

Assessment The final mark is determined on the basis of the evaluation of the research report to be handed in at the end of the course. Evaluation criteria are:

structure of the report

presentation (proper use of language, literature, figures, tables, maps) originality (quality of conclusions and recommendations)

systematic justification of choices and proper use of methods, modelling

Special Information This practical course can be done after the theoretical course SPM4630/31 Transport Policy has been completed. This course is a second year MSc course in:

MSc SEPAM, Domain Specialisation Transport & Logistics;

MSc TIL, Specialisation P - Policy: Infrastructure, Planning & Environment; MSc TIL, Specialisation D - Design: Transport Systems & Networks; other programmes as elective course.

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WI4062TU

Transport, Routing and Scheduling

3

Responsible Instructor Prof.dr.ir. K.I. Aardal

Instructor Ir. H.N. Post Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x 0/0/2/0 Education Period 3 Start Education 3 Exam Period 3 4

Course Contents In this course we deal with combinatorial optimizations methods for the solution of problems that arise when one has to optimally organize transportation of goods, routing of vehicles, production schedules, such as: The shortest path problem, the assignment problem/transportation problem, the travelling salesman problem, the vehicle routing problem, and the job shop scheduling problem.

The last lecture is devoted to the demonstration of the successful package RBS that contains several of the algorithms explained during the course.

Study Goals - The student is able to recognize a problem as a discrete linear optimization problem and is able to provide a mathematical formulation for it.

- The student is able to solve the shortest path problem and the transportation problem as well as some small flow shop problems.

- The student is able to solve the travelling salesman problem by the Branch and Bound algorithm.

- The student knows several heuristic solution methods for the travelling salesman problem and the vehicle routing problem.

- The student knows some basic theorems concerning the mentioned problems and is able to prove some of these theorems.

- The student has knowledge about methods to solve large scale problems, especially shortest path and vehicle routing problems.

Literature and Study Materials

Course notes and handouts (made available via Blackboard).

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Year

2013/2014

Organization

Education

Specialisation O - Operations: Traffic, Technology and Control (26 EC)

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CIE4821-09

Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation

6

Responsible Instructor Prof.dr.ir. S.P. Hoogendoorn

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x 0/0/6/0 + 0/0/4/0 Education Period 3 Start Education 3 Exam Period 3 4

Course Contents Part 1 of the lectures discusses fundamental traffic flow characteristic, introducing traffic flow variables speed, density, and volume. Their definitions are presented, and visualization/analysis techniques are discussed and emperical facts are presented. Part 2 pertains to the emperical relation between the flow variables.

Part 3 discusses bottleneck capacity analysis.

Part 4 presents shockware analysis, which is one of the techniques available to analyze oversaturated traffic systems. Part 5 presents a review of macroscopic traffic flow models and their principal properties, as well as innovative macroscopic traffic flow models developed at Delft University of Technology. It shows how macroscopic models are derived from microscopic principles. Furthermore, traffic flow stability issues are discussed as well as numerical solution approaches. Part 6 handles microscopic traffic flow characteristics, such as headways, speeds, etc.

Part 7 provides an overview of human factors relevant for the behaviour of drivers. This part discusses the different levels of the driving task execution, responses times, etc.

Part 8 discusses car-following models and other approaches describing the lateral driving task. Part 9 pertains to general gap-acceptance modelling and lane-changing.

Part 10 presents an in-depth discussion of microscopic simulation models. Different approaches to microscopic model derivation are discussed as well.

Part 11 discussed microscopic models for pedestrian flow behaviour.

Study Goals 1. Gain insight into theory / modelling of traffic flow operations (generic); 2. Learn to apply theory and mathematical models to solve practical problems; 3. Gain experience with using simulation programmes for ex-ante assessment studies.

Education Method Lectures, computer assignments

Literature and Study Materials

Lecture notes available via blackboard Old examinations

Recommended lecturenote(s)/textbook(s):

May, A. (1990) Traffic Flow Fundamentals Prentice-Hall

Assessment Written examen, open questions and practical (groups of 3 students)

Remarks Written exam >5 and practical >5

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CIE5804-09

Innovations in Dynamic Traffic Management

4

Responsible Instructor Prof.dr.ir. J.W.C. van Lint

Expected prior knowledge CIE5804 uses CIE4801 CIE5804 uses CIE4821

Course Contents This course overviews innovations in dynamic (network) traffic management, and particularly in the application of integrated and coordinated traffic management in networks. How we can we control and manage the operations in traffic networks to mitigate the large economical and environmental problems that result from congestion and gridlock?

The course focuses on 4 subjects and will provide many examples and cases to explain these: (A) Understanding Traffic Network dynamics

- Recap of everything you should know (CIE4801/CIE4821)

- Network dynamics I (from efficient self-organisation to gridlock): phenomena and underlying causes - Network dynamics II: traffic management solution directions

(B) (Traffic) control basics and approaches

- Qualitative basics: control loops and components; openloop vs feedback; state, measurements and control variables; control notions (stability, observability)

- Classification & characteristics of control approaches along three dimensions: reactive/proactive, input/param adaptation, and open-loop vs feedback

- Corresponding tools and methods (state estimation / prediction / control optimization) (C) From policy to deployment: designing network management strategies

- The GGB+ approach (basis for network management design) - Integrated network management (INM) principles

(D) Proof of the pudding: ex post and ex ante evaluation - Evaluation setup: plan-do-check-act

- Traffic (simulation) model validity

Study Goals The goal of the course is to learn why and how traffic management is conditional to the efficient operations of traffic in networks and to apply this knowledge in the design and evaluation of an integrated network management plan for a concrete traffic network. Specifically:

- Students learn the dynamics of network traffic operations (network fundamental diagram) and their underlying causes (spillback, capacity drop, user optimal routing)

- Students learn the basic solution directions of traffic management and learn to classify traffic control measures along these directions

- Students learn how to view traffic management as a control process and become familiar with the basic terminology of control theory.

- Students learn to identify and classify traffic control approaches along a few other dimensions (proactivity, adaptivity) and understand the pros and cons of these different classes of approaches

- Students become familiar with the ingredients and workings of advanced traffic management: monitoring, state estimation and prediction and optimization of control algorithms and learn to apply these through concrete examples

- Students learn how to design an integrated network management plan for a concrete case

- Students learn the basic principles of evaluating traffic management measures both ex ante and ex post through an integrated excercise

Education Method lectures

individual (or group) excercises

Literature and Study Materials

syllabus: Innovations in Dynamic Traffic Management, available ONLY via Blackboard.

Assessment Written exam Report exercise

Judgement Written exam (67%) and report excercise (33%), both should be > 5.

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CIE5805

Intelligent Vehicles for Safe and Efficient Traffic: Design and

Assessment

4

Responsible Instructor Prof.dr.ir. B. van Arem

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x

0.0.0.4 + 2 dagdelen computerzaal week 5 en 6

Exam Period 4

5

Course Contents The course focuses on intelligent systems and services in vehicles to reduce travel time, improve safety and reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The course is aimed at a theoretical and practical understanding of the interaction of intelligent systems and services, driving behaviour and traffic flow characteristics.

The course consists of the following parts:

1: Introduction, classification and functional description of intelligent vehicles

2: Technologies for intelligent vehicles, sensors, communication, state estimation and actuators.

3: Behavioral adaptation to intelligent vehicles, car-following, lane changing, route choice; workload, attention, distraction. 4: Experimental research into behavioural adaptation using a driving simulator.

5: Impacts of intelligent vehicles on traffic efficiency, (surrogate) safety measures, fuel consumption and emission models 6: Experimental research of impacts of intelligent vehicles on traffic flow using traffic flow simulation.

7. Interaction between intelligent vehicles and traffic management systems. Interactive session and actor analysis using a management game.

Study Goals At the end of the course students are able to give a functional description of intelligent systems and services in vehicles, including the technological components. Students are able to identify the behavioral adaptation to intelligent vehicles and assess the impacts on traffic flow efficiency, safety and fuel consumption and emissions.

Education Method Interactive lectures

Assessment Grade exercises and oral examination

ME1406

Control of Intelligent Transport Infrastructures

3

Responsible Instructor Dr. R.R. Negenborn Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x

0/0/0/2

Exam Period Exam by appointment

Course Contents In this course students will get familiar with automatic control techniques and their benefits and applications for control of different kinds of large-scale transport infrastructures. Theoretical concepts will be discussed on the one hand, while finding out how these concepts could be applied in practice on the other. Example applications will come from the domain of large-scale transport infrastructures (road networks, water networks, electricity networks, intermodal transport networks).

Study Goals * To list the main components of 4 large-scale transport infrastructures and trends in society that affect the operation of these infrastructures.

* To explain how automatic control could be used to improve the operation of large-scale infrastructures. * To explain the system and control cycle.

* To discuss the differences between centralized and distributed control. * To discuss the differences between single-level and multi-level control.

* To design a control structure for a large-scale transport infrastructure and motivate the design choices made for this structure.

Education Method During lectures study material will be discussed and new concepts will be explained and familiarized with. In an integrating project small groups will develop deeper understanding of the introduced concepts.

Course Relations Prior knoweldge of quantitative method in logistics (optimization) and simulation is recommended.

Literature and Study Materials

We will discuss chapters from the book "Intelligent Infrastructures", Negenborn et al., Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2010. ISBN: 978-90-481-3597-4.

Additional handouts and references to relevant media and literature will also be provided.

Assessment Assessment will take place based on the outcomes and defense of the group project.

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SPM9325

Simulation Master Class

4

Module Manager Prof.dr.ir. A. Verbraeck

Instructor Prof.dr.ir. A. Verbraeck Contact Hours / Week

x/x/x/x

x/0/0/0

Exam Period 1

Expected prior knowledge Experience with a simulation environment such as Arena, Simio, or Tomas. Basic knowledge about probability theory and statistics.

Course Contents System Theory, Object Orientation, Discrete Event System Specification, and Distributed Simulation will be the core topics of the course. After an introduction to system theory, the inner working of simulation environments will be illustrated. Several special topics will be taught, such as distributed and real-time simulation, and component-based simulation. This material will be illustrated in intensive and interactive courses in which the material will partly be prepared and presented by the students. Several other simulation environments will be studied by groups of students. A modeling project will be carried out in groups. This course requires an active participation of the students.

Study Goals After taking this course the student will have knowledge about:

- internal working of different kinds of discrete event simulation languages and environments; - underlying theories and formalisms of discrete event simulation, such as DEVS and DESS; - important differences and similarities between simulation environments;

- examples of successful and less successful simulation studies and the learning experiences of those studies; - object-oriented simulation environments;

- structure and abilities of distributed simulation; the concept of HLA;

- latest research activities in the field of simulation, with research topics like web-based simulation, real-time control using simulation, agent based modeling, interactive simulation and gaming, and simulation in special domains;

Education Method Lectures about simulation theory Guest lectures on special topics Lectures by students on special topics

Set of problems to be modeled in a simulation environment

Literature and Study Materials

Set of papers and book chapters that will be made available through Blackboard.

Assessment The mark for this course will be based on the result of group assignments and on a written exam.

Category MSc level

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WB3417-04

Discrete Systems: MPSC

5

Responsible Instructor Dr.ir. H.P.M. Veeke

Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x

2/2/0/0

Education Period 1 2

Expected prior knowledge basic knowledge of a programming language, preferably 'Delphi' or 'Lazarus'

Summary Modelling, discrete simulation, process-interaction method, logistics, production, transport, control, practical

Course Contents This is a course on the modeling of discrete systems for transport and production. It deals with a method to quickly design flexible prototype models and to implement them in a simulation environment. The method is based on the systems approach in combination with process-interaction modeling. Special attention is paid to the modeling of operational control and the use of these models for real-time control. A number of practical examples, including a production process, a transport system and a port will be considered.

During the course a number of individual assignments will be given to be answered via blackboard. Halfway the course, groups of 4 students are formed. Each group has to design(on paper) a process-interaction model of a realistic case including the model goal, performance indicators, input, output and an experimental design, resulting in a short report.

Those who have attained a satisfactory result for both the individual work and the group model design will be admitted to the second part of the course. This takes the form of a practical. The model developed in the first part has to be implemented and applied in a simulation environment based on Delphi and Tomas (see http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/ and www.tomasweb.com. (Beta version of Tomas in Lazarus is expected to be available in the course of 2011, see http://mirrors.iwi.me/lazarus/ ) The results: process-interaction model design, implementation, experiments and final