1. UPM TRANSPORT RESEARCH GROUPS UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID SPAIN

2. THE UPM Internal Structure

3. THE UPM Some data

4. THE UPM Research & Development

5. 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

6. 2. UPM-ECTRI Staff

7. 3. ECTRI-UPM Resources (K€)

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. The ETSIT Telecommunication Engineering

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

14. 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 …

15. The CITEF Railway Technology Research Centre
Railway Technologies Research Centre

16. 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.

17. CITEF Railway Engineering
Work inside the Installations area of GIF. November
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

18. 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.

19. INSIA University Institute for Automobile Research

20. 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).

21. 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.