Introduction to Transport Engineering

Lecturer:

Josef Kolář (gar.), Jan Kalivoda

Tutor:

Josef Kolář (gar.), Jan Kalivoda, Jan Řezníček

Supervisor:

Department of Automotive, Combustion Engine and Railway

Synopsis:

Characteristics of transportation systems, propulsion units and energy transport in car powertrains. Basic principles of car driving mechanics, driving and car control in curve and car braking

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

Characteristic of road transport

Characteristic of driving units.

Characteristic of railway-, city- and interplant transport.

Running resistance of vehicles.

Principles of driving mechanics.

VehicleAdhesion.

Traction systems .

Drive configuration and traction characteristic of vehicles.

Principles guiding of railway vehicles in track.

Principles braking and brakes of railway vehicles.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Characteristic of transport systems, vehicle driving units and power flow by this. Derivation of driving mechanics principles, direction driving and braking

Study materials:

Svoboda, J.: Teorie dopravních prostředků - vozidla silniční a terénní, sktripta, EoR ČVUT Praha, posledně 2000 ;, Douda,P. , Heptner,T., Kolář, J.: Pozemní dopravní prostředky, skripta, EoR ČVUT Praha, 2009

Kolář, J. : Teoretické základy konstrukce kolejových vozidel , skriptum, 1. vyd., Nakladatelství ČVUT -Česká technika, 2009. , 276 s. , ISBN 978-80-01-04262-5

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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Mon	roomT4:C2-82 Kolář J. 13:15–15:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice výpůjčka FEL D82roomT4:C2-82 Kolář J. 16:00–16:45 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice výpůjčka FEL D82
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The course is a part of the following study plans: