UPM TRANSPORT RESEARCH GROUPS UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID SPAIN

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THE UPM Research & Development

UPM-TRANSPORT RESEARCH GROUPS Objectives Encouraging UPM research in the field of transport Increasing interaction among transport researchers in the UPM Taking part in EU R&D projects Promoting technology transference to the society in the field of transport

2. UPM-ECTRI Staff

3. ECTRI-UPM Resources (K€)

UPM-ECTRI Research Centres Involved INSIA Institute for Automobile Research Railway Technologies Research Centre

TRANSYT Research Centre in Transport Economics and Planning Participants: Civil and Forestry Engineering

TRANSYT Research areas Transport economics and regulation Interaction between transport planning and land uses Transport infrastructure financing Logistics and intermodality Transport environmental impacts Transport demand modelling

TRANSYT Research projects R&D Projects Development of management and financial models to construct transport infrastructures Analysis of land impacts produced by surface transport modes defined in the Spanish Infrastructure Plan Study of the Transport Sector in Spain Modelling and evaluating measures to manage traffic demand in urban corridors

The ETSIT Telecommunication Engineering

ETSIT Telecomunication Eng. Research Areas Signal Processing & Communications Telematics Electronics

ETSI Telecomunications Research projects R&D Projects Advising to private companies in the design of EFC systems for automatic toll collection Computer vision systems for video enforcement, symbols recognition and target tracking Design of GSM-R systems for high-speed trains Definition of certification procedures for ITS systems for the Public Works Ministry …

The CITEF Railway Technology Research Centre Railway Technologies Research Centre

CITEF Railway Research Main work areas and applied projects in transport sector (National and European) ENGINEERING Technical assistance to Public Administration: GIF. Cooperation with Engineering Companies: Getinsa, Auxitec, ... PROTOTYPING & INNOVATION Lab-Rail: new technologies applied to Railway GSM-R advanced tools. Infrared and ultrasound technologies. SYSTEM DYNAMICS Three-dimensional vehicle dynamics: Metro Madrid, .... Rail – wheel interaction: MCYT Switches: MCYT Ergonomics: internal projects SIMULATION & VIRTUAL REALITY Training: RENFE, Metro Madrid, … Design: infrastructures, signalling, ... Test: ERTMS equipment. TRAINING Post-graduate specialisation courses.

CITEF Railway Engineering Work inside the Installations area of GIF. November 2002 - . Specifications and Technical Prescriptions for: Catenary Signalling Fixed Communications network Electrical substations GSM-R Communications network Energetic dimensioning studies. Initial Projects for railway installations. ERTMS rules preparation. Control of the security processes. Coordination and Monitorization of the Works. High Speed Lines: Lérida-Barcelona-French Border Córdoba-Málaga Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid Branch Line to Toledo

CITEF Simulation to training Emulator / Simulator for Training in High Speed (SIFAV), RENFE. High speed train driving emulation under ERTMS and virtual reality. Driving and failures simulator for Metro Madrid. EMT Busses Driving Simulator. Electrical Cells, FENOSA.

INSIA University Institute for Automobile Research

INSIA Research areas Accident statistics, analysis and reconstructions. Transport models applied to safety and environmental impact. Biomechanics and crash test dummies. Passive safety system development (design and testing). Buses and heavy vehicles dynamic and structural studies. Vehicle component design. Vehicle adaptation to RMP, ambulances... ITS and onboard systems technologies. Passive and active noise control techniques for the noise produced in transport (road transport, trains and planes).

INSIA Testing facilities A component sled test facility. Lateral stability bench for buses and trucks. Rollover platform for R66 ECE tests. Pendulum for impact tests. Traction machine for R17 ECE tests. Automobile and heavy vehicle tyre bench. Power test bench. Acoustics laboratory. Electronic and ITS laboratory. Vibration shakers. Dynamic and fatigue tests benchs. In a 3000 m2 testing building + a 1500 m2 office building.