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.
