Increasing Navigation Safety by Introducing the Modern DunaInfoControl Control System

• Published in: Periodica polytechnica. Transportation engineering Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 406 - 419
• Main Authors: Péter, Tamás, Bóta, János László, Götz, Sándor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Budapest Periodica Polytechnica, Budapest University of Technology and Economics 01.10.2025
• Subjects: Bridge piers; Control systems; Control theory; Navigation safety
• ISSN: 0303-7800; 1587-3811; 1587-3811
• DOI: 10.3311/PPtr.40262

The study presents a development proposal coordinated by the Hungarian Academy of Engineering (MMA) for intelligent navigation management on the Danube. We analyse the introduction of a security-enhancing central control system based on the IDM model. The publication reviews the main issues related to navigation safety in Hungary. Without claiming to be exhaustive, in the field of water transport control theory and practical applications, important players include HUN-REN SZTAKI, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Széchenyi István University, HungaroControl Zrt. and the Water Police. This development requires combining modern control theory and a high-capacity 5G network. The program proposes the implementation of intelligent control in the first phase in the Budapest area, between river km 1660 in the north and river km 1633 in the south. This is because accidents much larger than the "Hableány" boat tragedy that occurred in Budapest on the evening of May 29, 2019, at 9:05 p.m., may occur in this section in the future. Consider, for example, the appearance of convoys transporting 6000-8000 tons of dangerous goods on the Danube. These represent a very serious source of danger in the event of collisions with the Budapest bridge piers. The proposal also intends to support the RSOE river IT system (developed by NOVOFER Zrt.), which has been built and operating since the end of 2018.