Course: Rail Vehicle Laboratory Experiment

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Course title Rail Vehicle Laboratory Experiment
Course code KDPD/RVLED
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
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)
  • Voltr Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Overview of experimental equipment for rail vehicle research. Mechanical properties and contact conditions of railway wheel/roller rigs. Measurement & DAQ equipment. Practical part: Design, performance and evaluation of experiment at a test rig. Specific focus of the course is adapted to the dissertation topic of the student.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with laboratory equipment for rail vehicle research, and carry out and evaluate experiment. Specific focus of the course is adapted to the dissertation topic of the student.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

The student is assumed to have knowledge in rail vehicle theory. To finish the course, the student is required to submit a written experimental report and pass an oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Iwnicki, S. (ed.). Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics. CRC/Taylor&Francis, 2006. ISBN 978-0849333217.
  • Jaschinski, A. et. al. The Application of Roller Rigs to Railway Vehicle Dynamics. In Vehicle System Dynamics, 31 (1999), p. 345-392.
  • Polách, O. Creep forces in simulations of traction vehicles running on adhesion limit. In Wear, 258 (2005), p. 992-1000..


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 and Infrastructure (2013) Category: Transportation and communications - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -