Design of modern rail vehicles

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	340-0570/01
Abbreviation	KMKV
Course title	Design of modern rail vehicles
Credits	2
Coordinating department	Department of Machine and Industrial Design
Course coordinator	doc. Dr. Ing. Ladislav Kovář

Subject syllabus

Lectures and exercising:
1. Fundamental principles of tramline transport
2. Systematics of tramline transport
3. Systematics of tramline vehicles
4. Tractive mechanics
5. Subsystems of tramline vehicles
6. Sectional characteristics of tramline vehicles
7. Undercarriages
8. Wagon case
9. Insulation and lining
10. Internal vehicle equipment
11. Ventilation, heating air - conditioning
12. Window and door
13. Sanitary systems
14. Control stand and bistro section

E-learning

https://lms.vsb.cz/

Literature

Study literature mainly for English speaking students will be recommended individually.
MÜLLER, Jaroslav. Mobilní prostředky a trakční zařízení. 2. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2007, I. díl. ISBN 978-80-248-1394-3.
MÜLLER, Jaroslav, Jan FAMFULÍK a Josef PALEČEK. Mobilní prostředky a trakční zařízení. Přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2002, 2. díl. ISBN 80-248-0054-3.

Advised literature

Railvolution. on-line rail technology Magazine of Rail Transport Wordwide. Praha: Railway Builder s. r. o. [cit. 16.3.2020]. Dostupné z: http://www.railvolution.net/news
MÜLLER, Jaroslav. Výpočtové metody v kolejových vozidlech: (vybrané statě). Bratislava: Alfa, 1982.

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