PLATFORM: Computer-controlled freight platforms for a time-tabled rail transport system

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 97.0315

Key words (English)

Intermodal terminals; simulation

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: IN-97-SC.2170

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 4. Frame Research Programme - 6.1 Transport

Short description (English)

See abstract

Further information (English)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Istituto dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale IDSIA

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: Ingegneria dei Trasporti Roma (I)

Abstract (English)

PLATFORM implements a simulation environment for the assessment of impacts produced by the adoption of different technologies and management policies to enhance terminal performances. The simulation environment will be used to analyse how to make combined transport competitive for long- and even medium-distance and thus lead to a substantial reduction of road-based transport.
PLATFORM will produce a set of appropriate methodologies (including guidelines) and technical tools (agentbased scheduling and simulation) that will make the simulation environment attractive for both end-users and intermediate users concerned with the project. The environment will be modular and thus easily adaptable to different situations.
The approach will address intermodal terminals for rail-road transfer based on a computerised control and management system. A smooth organisation for pre- and end-haulage, as well as the completely computerised management of terminal services, will be demonstrated through computer simulation of transport flows (modelling input and output streams of both rail and road) and terminal services.

The simulation environment will be tested and evaluated in selected demo terminals available to industrial Consortium members (ADL, CEMAT, CONTSHIP, DSP, ESL, NOVATRANS).

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 97.0315