Course syllabus

Trafikstyrning och telekommunikation inom spårtrafiken
Traffic Control and Telecommunication in Railway Traffic

VTVF35, 12 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2013/14
Decided by: Education Board D
Date of Decision: 2013-04-19

General Information

Compulsory for: IBYI2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The aim of the course is to give basic knowledge about signals and tele. technique both on system and component level. The course also aims to provide insight into how the design of the signal technical facilities affect capacity and how the telecommunications facilities are used by vatious operators on the railway.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• To give an account of the TSD badic rules, norms an trafikala conditions providing the design of signal technical facilities and understand how the design signal technical facilities are attached to railway vehicle characteristics
• Understand the chip solutions in the signal tchnological subsystems in connection with design work
• Understand how thee design of the signal technical system affect capacity
• to set out the main telecommunications facility construction, design and function
• Understand how critical the telecommunications facilities are for rail traffic

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• To comment on the signal technical terms and define these
• To comment on the signal technical facility construction, design and function
• Signs and plaques
• Track cicuits
• Switches
• Level crossing
• Signal intelocking
• Linjeblocking
• ATC
• ERTMS/ETCS
• Banverket transmission networks
• Banverket radio system

Contents

The course contains comprehensive sections on the design, construction and function of different signalling installations, as well as how these installations interact in a traffic control system.

The connection between the railway vehicle’s features and design of the signalling installations, as well as how the design influences the capacity, are also central parts of the course.

Teaching/learning is individual as well as in groups. Lectures are alternated with practical exercises in authentic exercise facilities.

Theory, with schematics reading and understanding of the function, is alternated with practical exercises in authentic installations.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Approved written exams. Approved afu.

Parts
Code: 0110. Name: Part 1.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Passing grade on written exam.
Code: 0210. Name: Part 2.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Passing grade on written exam.
Code: 0310. Name: Part 3.
Credits: 2. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Passing grade on written exam.

Admission

Required prior knowledge: FAFA40, Physics
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: ETS605, VTT622

Reading list

• Järnvägsskolans kurspärmar ”Grundutbildning i signalteknik för ingenjörer, del 1” och ”Grundutbildning i signalteknik för ingenjörer, del 2.

Contact and other information

Examinator: Ebrahim Parhamifar, Ebrahim.Parhamifar@tft.lth.se
Course coordinator: Stellan Jönsson, stellan.jonsson@trafikverket.se
Course coordinator: Anders Wretstrand, anders.wretstrand@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tft.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/
Further information: The course is given in Ängelholm