Development of Information Support for Intelligent Control of Urban Rail Transport Systems

Abstract

The article discusses generalized approaches used in designing information support for intelligent transportation systems, based on the example of a train dispatcher simulator and an automated system for building schedules of passenger trains movement in the Moscow Metro as interrelated systems within a unified technological process of organizing the movement of rolling stock along the lines of the Moscow metro, Moscow Central Circle, Moscow Central Diameters, and the city’s tram network. The article analyzes the existing systems developed by the team of the “Management and Protection of Information” department at the Russian University of Transport (MIIT) for the State Unitary Enterprise “Moscow Metro”, an integral part of which are information systems. Common properties of the systems are identified for information support, and a classification of tables serving as the basis for implementing urban rail transport management systems is proposed. The article lists the properties that the designed information support of the intelligent transport system must possess, and proposes a methodology for its construction. The article presents the structures and functional features of information systems used for building an intelligent transportation system, including the content of databases that serve as a link between the upper interface and lower technical levels. The selection of the database management system is also justified.