ACER0059-1 : Module 4 : Transport system analysis, traffic management and modelling

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ACER0059-1

Module 4 : Transport system analysis, traffic management and modelling

Duration :

160h Th

Number of credits :

Executive Master in Inland Navigation Technics and Management		8

Lecturer :

Augusto Brasil, Mario Cools

Coordinator :

Mario Cools

Language(s) of instruction :

English language

Organisation and examination :

All year long

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Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

This course module is one of the six modules of the "executive master in technics and management of inland navigation", which is taught in collaboration with the University of Brasilia (Brazil), and of which the courses also take place at the University of Brasilia.
The module focuses on the analysis of transportation systems. The first part of the course will be devoted to the classical modelling frameworks which are often used for passenger and freight modelling frameworks, namely the four-steps modelling approach. In addition, some recent advancements in these approaches will be taught as well. The second part will be devoted to the modelling of multimodal goods transport, where attention is paid to the use of rail infrastructures and inland navigation.

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