Course: Design of railway vehicles

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Course title Design of railway vehicles
Course code KDPD/PKKVP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lata Michael, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to construction the railway vehicles. The operation aspects of the adhesion problematic of railway vehicles. The wheelset. The axle bearings. Gearboxes. Power transmissions of driving vehicles. Wheelset guiding and primary suspension. Body case ? bogie binding and secondary suspension. The alternations of vertical axle forces dependence on the traction force function. Wheelset driving of driving vehicles. Bogies, their construction, operation and maintenance. Time allowance, summary of subject matters.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
Learning outcomes
Apprise the students with the construction aspects of railway vehicles operation, the requirements of construction these vehicles, and specifications their building, especially the undercarriage of railway vehicles.
Student is cognizant of the operation problems in term of the basic construction layout of the railway vehicle.
Prerequisites
The student must have elementary knowledges of mathematic, physic and mechanics and machine parts.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Creative work analysis

The obtain of inclusion is conditioned by participation at practice lessons with one enabled absence per semester and successful pass the inclusion test. The examination has the written part in test form and oral part.
Recommended literature
  • IZER J., JANDA J., MARUNA Z., ZDRŮBEK S. Kolejové vozy. Bratislava, Alfa, 1986. ISBN 63-870-84.
  • Lata, Michael. Konstrukce kolejových vozidel II. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2004. ISBN 80-7194-696-6.
  • ŠÍBA J. Konstrukce vozidel II - pojezd. Praha: ČVUT, 1991. ISBN 80-01-00615-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Means: Environmental Protection in Transport (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Means: Environmental Protection in Transport (2013) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter