Vehicles Operation
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 342-0396/06 |
| Abbreviation | PDP |
| Course title | Vehicles Operation |
| Credits | 3 |
| Coordinating department | Institute of Transport |
| Course coordinator | Ing. Michal Richtář, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1 Legislation for the operation of railway vehicles, their approval, UTZ.
2 Energy of railway vehicles.
3 Power supply of railway lines, load control.
4 Railway vehicle control, station design.
5 Cable and rack railways.
6 Special railways, emergency vehicles.
7 Division and types of vehicles, categorization according to ECE, basic parts and mechanisms of vehicles, basic terminology and concepts.
8. Legislation for road vehicles, approval of roadworthiness, homologation.
9. Types and marking of tyres, car wheels, tyre construction.
10. Active and passive vehicle safety.
11. Passive safety tests.
12. Crash test dummies.
13. Technical inspection stations and emission measurement, fuel and energy consumption.
2 Energy of railway vehicles.
3 Power supply of railway lines, load control.
4 Railway vehicle control, station design.
5 Cable and rack railways.
6 Special railways, emergency vehicles.
7 Division and types of vehicles, categorization according to ECE, basic parts and mechanisms of vehicles, basic terminology and concepts.
8. Legislation for road vehicles, approval of roadworthiness, homologation.
9. Types and marking of tyres, car wheels, tyre construction.
10. Active and passive vehicle safety.
11. Passive safety tests.
12. Crash test dummies.
13. Technical inspection stations and emission measurement, fuel and energy consumption.
E-learning
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Literature
PRASAD, Priya a Albert I. KING. Vehicle Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection. Warrendale, PA, USA: SAE International, 2022. ISBN 978-1-4686-0422-1 .
LI, Qunzhan. Modern Traction Power Supply. Singapore: Springer, 2026. ISBN 978-981-92-0866-1 .
BRENNA, Morris, Federica FOIADELLI a Dario ZANINELLI. Electrical Railway Transportation Systems. Hoboken, NJ, USA: IEEE Press / Wiley, 2018. ISBN 978-1-119-38680-3 .
PYRGIDIS, Christos N. Railway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation. 2. vyd. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0-367-49421-6 .
Railway Act as amended.
Decree 173 of the Ministry of Transport as amended.
LI, Qunzhan. Modern Traction Power Supply. Singapore: Springer, 2026. ISBN 978-981-92-0866-1 .
BRENNA, Morris, Federica FOIADELLI a Dario ZANINELLI. Electrical Railway Transportation Systems. Hoboken, NJ, USA: IEEE Press / Wiley, 2018. ISBN 978-1-119-38680-3 .
PYRGIDIS, Christos N. Railway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation. 2. vyd. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0-367-49421-6 .
Railway Act as amended.
Decree 173 of the Ministry of Transport as amended.
Advised literature
Seiffert, U., Wech, L. Automotive Safety Handbook, SAE International, ISBN 978-0768009125 , 2023.
European Parliament and Council, "Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users," Official Journal of the European Union.
ZHOU, M., X. LI a Y. ZANZ. Design and Kinematic Analysis of Rack Railway Drive Systems under Extreme Slopes. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science [online]. 2020, roč. 234, č. 14, s. 2845–2859 [cit. 2026-07-21].
European Parliament and Council, "Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users," Official Journal of the European Union.
ZHOU, M., X. LI a Y. ZANZ. Design and Kinematic Analysis of Rack Railway Drive Systems under Extreme Slopes. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science [online]. 2020, roč. 234, č. 14, s. 2845–2859 [cit. 2026-07-21].