Modeling and Development of a Complex System for Environmental and Energy Efficiency of Urban Transport

Main research area: Technical science
Duration: 14.12.2023 - 31.12.2026
Applying organization: Technical University of Sofia
Partner organizations:
  1. Angel Kanchev University of Ruse
  2. Prof. Dr Assen Zlatarov University - Burgas
Coordinator of the research team:
Prof. Svetla Stoilova, DSc – Technical University of Sofia

The project corresponds to the following scientific priority areas from the National Strategy for the Development of Scientific Research in the Republic of Bulgaria 2017 - 2030:

  • Energy and energy efficiency; modern energy sources and energy-efficient technologies;
  • Mechatronics and clean technologies;
  • Environmental protection, ecological monitoring.

The project refers to fundamental research related to modelling and development of a complex system for environmental and energy efficiency of transportation in urban conditions; study of transport technologies for road transport, trolleybus and tram transport in the transport network. The research is also related to the use of advanced means of transport (electric buses); improvement of transport infrastructure (construction of roundabouts, new traffic lights) and the organization of transport processes; mathematical modelling and optimization of transport processes in the organization of transport.

The expected results are reduced to: creation of a complex methodology for multi-criteria evaluation and selection of energy and ecological efficiency of transportation in urban conditions; obtaining experimental results and facts from tests in laboratory conditions for new types of liquid and gaseous fuels, giving grounds for scientifically based conclusions and new facts about the behavior of the studied system; formation of a team solving fundamental scientific tasks and carrying out research in the field of organization and energy efficiency of transport.