Principles of Design - Rail Vehicles

Lecturer:

Josef Kolář (gar.)

Tutor:

Josef Kolář (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Automotive, Combustion Engine and Railway

Synopsis:

Basic terminology and nomenclature of rail vehicles parts. Principles of railway vehicles components.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

Historical milestones in the development of railway vehicles

Characteristics of rail vehicles for passenger transport

System requirements on rail vehicles

Characteristic parameters track

Defined standards for construction of rail vehicles

Basic terminology and notions

Conceptual solving rail vehicles and axle arrangement

Maximum construction gauge - car body, bogie

Maximum construction gauge - articulated vehicles

Principles guiding of wheel set in track.

Standard plotting driving quality railway vehicles

Principles axle-guidance and suspension railway vehicles

Principles wheel set drive

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Basic terminology and notions assembly rail vehicles. Principles of function single component of railway vehicles.

Study materials:

Douda, P., Heptner, T., Kolář, J.: Pozemní dopravní prostředky, Vydavatelství ČVUT Praha, 1996, Pohl, R., Novotný, C.: Železniční vozidla II , Vydavatelství ČVUT Praha, 2003, Švejnoch Vl., Doc.,Ing., CSc. : Teorie kolejových vozidel, EoR ČVUT Praha

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomT4:B1-714 Kolář J. 15:00–16:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Knihovna K221-714roomT4:B1-714 Kolář J. 16:45–17:30 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice Knihovna K221-714
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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: