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Simulation of Transportation Systems

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 342-0970/02
Abbreviation SDS
Course title Simulation of Transportation Systems
Credits 10
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Dorda, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) Theory of Discrete Simulation Models.
2) Probability theory - discrete and continuous random variables used in simulation models and their description.
3) Theory of generating pseudorandom numbers - methods of generation, transformation methods, randomness tests.
4) Data preparation for simulation modeling needs - point estimation theory.
5) Data preparation for simulation models - tests of good agreement.
6) Methods for verifying and validating simulation models.
7) Software for discrete simulation of transport systems and processes.
8) Statistical processing of simulation results - interval estimates, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation analysis, sensitivity analysis.
9) Optimization methods in simulation.
10) Petri nets and their use for simulation of transport systems.
11) Multiagent systems and their use for simulation of transport systems.

Literature

ZEIGLER, Bernard P., PRAEHOFER, Herbert a KIM, Tag Gon. Theory of modeling and simulation: integrating discrete event and continuous complex dynamic systems. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, c2000. ISBN 0-12-778455-1.
SOKOLOWSKI, John A. a BANKS, Catherine M., ed. Principles of modeling and simulation: a multidisciplinary approach [online]. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2008 [cit. 2018-01-10]. ISBN 978-0-470-40356-3.

Advised literature

Introduction to logistics systems planning and control [online]. Hoboken: Wiley, 2005 [cit. 2018-01-10]. ISBN 0-470-01404-0 .
BOLCH, Gunter. Queueing networks and Markov chains: modeling and performance evaluation with computer science applications. 2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley, c2006. ISBN 0-471-56525-3.