Theory of Vehicles

Lecturer:

Jan Baněček (gar.), Josef Kolář (gar.)

Tutor:

Jan Baněček (gar.), Josef Kolář (gar.), Jan Kalivoda, Michal Vašíček

Supervisor:

Department of Automotive, Combustion Engine and Railway

Synopsis:

Description of theoretical sources for longitudinal, vertical and directional dynamics of vehicles. Detailed description of interactions between road (railway) and body. Especially from view point of transmission of longitudinal and lateral forces and stability.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

List of running resistances. Equation of vehicle movements.

Running of pneumatic tyres.

Properties and characteristics of pneumatic tyres.

Lateral force and slip angle.

Basic parameters of drivig line. Transmission stepping.

Power dividing by gear or differential.

Vehicle adhesion limits.

Driving and directional stability.

Basic characters of rail transport.

Track - basic types and parts.

Wheel set - design, types and parameters.

Contact wheel x rail- parameters, forces, characters.

Run of railway vehicles on curved track - kinematics characteristics.

Run of railway vehicles on curved track - forces effect.

Directing and guiding force, safety of derailment.

Change axle and wheel forces.

Spring arrangement of railway vehicles.

Standards for safety and quality of running

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

List of running resistances. Equation of vehicle movements., Running of pneumatic tyres., Properties and characteristics of pneumatic tyres., Lateral force and slip angle., Basic parameters of drivig line. Transmission stepping., Power dividing by gear or differential., Vehicle adhesion limits., Driving and directional stability., Basic characters of rail transport., Track - basic types and parts., Wheel set - design, types and parameters., Contact wheel x rail- parameters, forces, characters., Run of railway vehicles on curved track - kinematics characteristics., Run of railway vehicles on curved track - forces effect., Directing and guiding force, safety of derailment., Change axle and wheel forces., Spring arrangement of railway vehicles., Standards for safety and quality of running

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, 1998;, Švejnoch Vl., Doc.,Ing., CSc. : Teorie kolejových vozidel, EoR ČVUT Praha

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:

	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:C2-334 Kolář J. Baněček J. 10:45–12:15 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Poslucharna 334
Tue	roomT4:C2-334 Kolář J. Baněček J. 07:15–08:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Poslucharna 334
Fri
Thu	roomT4:A1-504 Kalivoda J. 09:00–10:30 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice Ucebna 504roomT4:A1-504 Kalivoda J. 10:45–12:15 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Dejvice Ucebna 504roomT4:A1-504 Kalivoda J. 12:30–14:00 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.103) Dejvice Ucebna 504roomT4:A1-504 Kalivoda J. 14:15–15:45 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.104) Dejvice Ucebna 504
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: