11. April and 16. May 2019. SCCER Mobility Young Talent Development Program. Seminar series as a platform for young scientists to present their research projects related to Mobility. Further events from the SCCER are also forthcoming, including a Start-up and Entrepreneurship Workshop. Flyer
ETH Zurich has launched the ETH Mobility Initiative together with the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) as first partner to further expand research and education in the area of mobility. The call for new partners and proposals is now open. Within this framework, a long-term research programme is being established Continua
As interest in cycling as a mode of transport rises concurrently with a rise in bicycle traffic volumes in Germany, modeling cyclists’ decisions gains importance. A recently completed online survey shows that in addition to commonly considered attributes like pavement type, the urban design characteristics «complexity» and «streetscape Continua
Secondo le previsioni, in futuro la domanda di trasporto pubblico è destinata a crescere in modo significativo. Per gestire questo aumento, le Ferrovie Federali Svizzere FFS hanno lanciato il programma SmartRail 4.0, nel cui ambito la capacità della rete ferroviaria svizzera sarà aumentata fino al 30%. Generalmente modifiche Continua
Durante la guida del treno, gli obiettivi principali del macchinista sono garantire la sicurezza, rispettare l’orario del servizio e, se questi sono soddisfatti, migliorare l’efficienza energetica del servizio e il comfort dei passeggeri, rispettando al tempo stesso le procedure operative standard stabilite dalle imprese ferroviarie. Una circolazione di Continua
Comprendere cosa misurare, e come modellarlo, per fornire valore aggiunto alla manutenzione predittiva ferroviaria L’obiettivo di questo progetto è cambiare l’attuale paradigma di monitoraggio e valutazione delle condizioni delle ferrovie. La presente proposta mira a comprendere il potenziale di utilizzo dei dati di misurazione di bordo ottenuti in Continua
When it comes to predicting inter-municipal commuting flows in Switzerland, spatial origin-destination flow models serve as an easier alternative to the classical 4-step approach in transportation demand modelling. They account for effects in neighbouring municipalities that may influence a particular flow at origin or destination and predict flows Continua
Self-driving vehicles (AVs) will dissolve the boundaries between individual and public transport, changing the attractiveness of different areas as residential locations. The lack of public transport services in peripheral communities is currently leading to population decreases despite great (financial) efforts (e.g. Albinen VS). The aim of this study Continua
Beginning in 2019, the Transport Planning group at IVT, in corporation with the University of Basel and the ZHAW will undertake a large-scale empirical study of mobility behaviour in Switzerland. Using a mobile app, participants will record their daily mobility and receive feedback and suggestions. The research is Continua
How automated vehicles will affect the transport system and travel behavior is still very much an open research question. A recently completed 2 year project at the Institute for Transport Planning aimed to quantify the future impacts of automated vehicles and car-sharing using both surveys and agent-based simulation Continua
Francesco Corman è professore di Sistemi di trasporto presso l’Istituto per la pianificazione del traffico e per i sistemi di trasporto (IVT). Dopo aver insegnato presso l’Università tecnica di Delft e l’Università di Leuven, è diventato docente al Politecnico federale di Zurigo nel 2017. I suoi principali campi di ricerca includono l’esercizio e il controllo dei sistemi di trasporto pubblico, la gestione, la logistica e la manutenzione del traffico ferroviario.
28. Oktober bis 25. November 2018. Wie werden künftig Häuser gebaut und Städte geplant? Wie leben, arbeiten und bewegen wir uns im Häusermeer? Das Herbstprogramm dreht sich um digitales Bauen, neue Baustoffe und künftige Formen des Wohnens und der Mobilität. Alle Veranstaltungen sind online. Treffpunkt Science City ist das kostenlose öffentliche Bildungsangebot der ETH Continua
The dissertation examines whether rail freight systems can be designed to allow for the integration into urban supply chains. It concludes that railway has the potential to complement the urban freight system with an alternative transport system. The challenge for planners will be to provide the freight system Continua
The macroscopic fundamental diagram provides insights on traffic flow at a macroscopic level. Given its elegance, it has become a popular tool to analyse various traffic-related problems. We show that the MFD can also be used to estimate the level of heterogeneity in a network, which allows city planners the Continua
The proliferation of GPS technology and high speed mobile networks presents exciting opportunities for new insights into travel behaviour. With funding from the SNSF NFP75 on Big Data, a European research team headed by the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems is exploring new avenues for the integration Continua
Ridurre i ritardi ferroviari, la loro variabilità e propagazione, considerando l’esercizio come un processo stocastico e considerando esplicitamente i ritardi attuali e possibili in futuro. L’obiettivo di questo progetto è sviluppare un insieme di approcci algoritmici interconnessi che migliorino l’esercizio ferroviario attraverso il coordinamento del traffico in tempo Continua
You missed this NSL colloquium on 14 May? The film recording is now online! Logistics and mobility of goods is facing relevant substantial challenges, which are mostly invisible to users, differently from the challenges of personal mobility, such as delays, traffic jams, etc, which we witness daily. This Continua
Das Forschungsprojekt untersucht systematisch Innovationen, welche zur Verlagerung zusätzlicher Verkehre von der Strasse auf den Kombinierten Verkehr beitragen können, indem sie heutige Verlagerungshemmnisse reduzieren oder beseitigen. Allerdings reicht das Verlagerungspotenzial aller untersuchten Innovationen nicht aus, um die für den Aufbau neuer Relationen erforderlichen gebündelten Mengen zu erreichen. Forschungsprojekt Continua
Soon when crossing the street we might need to also look towards the sky! Researchers and practitioners alike are starting to invest resources into the investigation of potential impacts of flying car systems on the transportation. Will the flying car help reduce congestion on roads? Will it bring Continua
Published by the Network Design Lab. Information Nothing in cities makes sense except in the light of accessibility. Transport cannot be understood without reference to the location of activities (land use), and vice versa. However, for a variety of historical reasons, transport and land use are quite divorced Continua
I convogli di camion sono considerati da molti studi un potenziale approccio per ridurre alcuni degli effetti negativi causati dal trasporto di merci sulle autostrade. Un convoglio di camion viene formato riducendo lo spazio tra i camion e regolandone al contempo la velocità. Da un lato, il platooning Continua
Negli ambienti urbani, dove gli autobus e le automobili operano in modo misto, agli incroci semaforizzati i ritardi degli autobus possono essere esacerbati dall’interazione con le automobili. Questa ricerca intende studiare l’utilizzo di semafori aggiuntivi per dare priorità agli autobus agli incroci semaforizzati, minimizzando gli effetti negativi per Continua
Negli ultimi decenni, le città di tutto il mondo hanno iniziato a ridurre i limiti di velocità sia nelle aree residenziali, che nel centro. In Svizzera, per esempio, in oltre 700 quartieri e comuni sono presenti strade e zone con limite di 30 km/h e alcune iniziative mirano Continua
Per comprendere la fisica della mobilità urbana occorre analizzare le dinamiche del traffico di reti urbane multimodali in svariati scenari, incluse varie proprietà delle reti. A tal fine, basandosi sul concetto del diagramma macroscopico fondamentale tridimensionale bimodale (3D-MFD), è possibile utilizzare un modello aggregato per sistemi multimodali per Continua
Lo sviluppo dei veicoli connessi e automatizzati fornisce più flessibilità nel monitoraggio e nel controllo dei sistemi di traffico. Dotati di sistemi di comunicazione e numerosi sensori, i veicoli connessi e automatizzati possono comunicare con l’infrastruttura per trasmettere informazioni in tempo reale, come posizione, velocità ecc. Inoltre il Continua
Anthropogene Netzwerke, bestehend aus Siedlungen und Strassen, sind oft eine Bedrohung für ökologische Netzwerke. Um dafür zu sorgen, dass die Siedlungsentwickelung und die Zunahme des Verkehrs möglichst wenig negative Einflüsse auf die Biodiversität haben, sollen die Bedürfnisse zwischen anthropogenen und ökologischen Netzwerken untersucht und daraus Empfehlungen für die Continua
In: Transportation Cruising-for-parking is a common phenomenon in urban areas worldwide. Properly understanding and mitigating cruising can reduce travel times, alleviate traffic congestion, and improve the local environment. In this paper, we present a case study of the city of Zurich, using a macroscopic model to analyze the current Continua
In: Transportation Research Part B, Vol. 104, 638-666. Doi: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.05.008 Reducing delays in high speed railways requires searching for efficient traffic management actions (dynamic speed updates, changing train sequence) with feasible speeds and headways, under the given signaling/safety system. We use an alternative graph model in a commercial MILP Continua
Paper presented at the 6th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART 2017), Haifa, September 2017. In the present paper a modeling approach to address the issue of mean speed prediction on a large scale network is presented. Methodologically, we exploit the family of spatial Continua
In: Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics. S.1-21. Mehr This paper studies traffic behaviour on one-way, two-way and two-way streets with prohibited left turns using three different methods; analytical formulations, static traffic assignment and microsimulation. While two-way networks result in shorter routes, one-way networks increase intersection throughput. Two-way networks without left Continua
Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und Raumplanung, 1270. Zurich: IVT, ETH Zurich. Mehr For the city of Zurich a fleet of autonomous taxis is simulated and controlled by different dispatching and rebalancing algorithms. The operation scheme with rebalancing is able to minimize waiting times of the service. Although a considerable amount of empty Continua
Prof. Dr. Francesco Corman is continuing the research direction in transport system at the post left vacant by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Weidmann, who is now Vice President of Human Resources and Infrastructure of the ETH Zurich. The Italian born travel aficionado will direct research towards improving transport systems operations based Continua
The increasing competitiveness amongst transport modes has recently lead rail operators to start collecting microscopic data on energy consumptions. Main aim is to analyze and optimize energy efficiency during operation. It is an incredible opportunity for researchers to access to a huge amount of data for the development Continua
In: Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 77. S.257-274. Mehr Recent years have seen a renewed interest in Variable Speed Limit (VSL) strategies, and their potential as a freeway metering mechanism or a homogenization scheme. This paper uses empirical data to examine both the macroscopic and microscopic effects Continua
Paper presented at the 17th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC 2017), Ascona, Switzerland, May 17-19. PDF This paper takes a look at two possible scenarios of the impact of autonomous vehicles on pedestrian transport: a future streetscape perfectly suited for walking, with drastically reduced noise levels and exhaust emissions, Continua
Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und Raumplanung, 1225. Zurich: IVT, ETH Zurich. PDF Diese Publikation ist ein erster Versuch, die Kostenstrukturen etablierter und künftiger, auf autonomen Fahrzeugen basierenden Mobilitätsangeboten zu ermitteln, um so auf ihre jeweilige Rolle zu schliessen. Teils entgegen mancher Voraussagen lässt sich weiterhin ein substantieller Anteil an privatem Continua
Die vierte industrielle Revolution, das heisst die Automatisierung der Arbeitswelt, rollt über uns hinweg. Auch und gerade im Transportsektor sind die Änderungen spürbar und noch lange nicht abgeschlossen. Schon heute sind neue Akteure im Markt, die mit Digitalisierung und Automatisierung traditionelle Strukturen unter Druck bringen – das vermutlich Continua