Geographic Information Systems (GIS-T)
General. Role of GIS in Road Infrastructure. System Architecture. Data Organisation and Structure. Applications: Road Safety, Road Network Management, Optimal Route Selection, Public Transport Route Planning.
Automation and Robotics Systems
General. Definitions. Criteria for the selection of construction works. General System Architecture. Construction Environment Capture Systems and Accuracies. Automatic Positioning and Operation Control of Road Construction Machinery. Coordination of Automated Road Machinery. Research work on prototype development. Cases: Road Paving, Pavement Recycling, Pipeline Construction, Pavement Crack Repair, Bridge Reinforcement Repair.
Telematics/Intelligent Transport Systems
Introduction to Intelligent Transport Systems (Technological components. Human Factor. Social Acceptance. Use and Applications of Telematics Systems). Intelligent Transport Systems and Road Safety. Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management, Intelligent Transport Systems and Public Transport. Intelligent Transport Systems and Supply Chain. Evaluation of Intelligent Transport Systems. Localisation and navigation in transport
User requirements and localisation parameters in transport applications, GNSS kinematic localisation and navigation methods and techniques, GNSS system augmentation, implementation and evaluation of localisation systems for intelligent transport applications, integrated kinematic mapping systems.
