Course: Project of Vehicles Design

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Course title Project of Vehicles Design
Course code KDPD/PPKVK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Zelenka Jaromír, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Lata Michael, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kohout Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Project assignment. Concept principles, time management of the project. Basic drawings, preliminary calculations. Dimensions of coil springs in rail vehicles. Individual consultation. Preliminary evalutaion of the project. Project prezentation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Skills training, Graphic and art activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is construction design work with using of knowledge from subjects Desing of rail vehicles I and II, Vehical theory, Selected parts of rail vehicle design I and II.
After graduating of the subject students are able to dimension of rail vehicle construction part with documentation.
Prerequisites
The consumption is knowledge of construction principles.

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation

Concrete requirements will be notified at the beginning of the practice.
Recommended literature
  • IZER, Jiří, et al. Kolejové vozy. Bratislava: ALFA, 1986. ISBN 63-870-84-17.
  • Maruna, Zdeněk. Metodika konstruování kolejových vozidel : osobní a nákladní podvozky. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1992. ISBN 80-01-00815-0.


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: Rail Vehicles (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Means: Rail Vehicles (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer