Description:

Introduction is devoted to clarifying the reasons and basic principles of automation of the management of railway transport. It explains the structure of railway traffic management, including the main principles applied in the management of railway traffic. The main part is devoted to detailed description of the individual components of the system, which must be included in the systems for automation of railway traffic control using computer technologies.

Recommended literature:

Železniční doprava, technologie, řízení, grafikony a dalších 100 zajímavostí, Gašparík Jozef, Kolář Jiří, ISBN:978-80-271-0058-3

Keywords:

Automation of rail transport management

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar