Rail Vehicles (FSI-QK0)

Academic year 2024/2025
Supervisor: Ing. Kamil Řehák, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚADI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
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The subject introduces students to the basic actions and requirements in the development of rolling stock, both from the point of view of the whole, and also with a focus on individual structural part, their purpose, principle of function, construction and current state of development. The theoretical, structural and operational aspects are monitored. Presentation materials of functional samples provided by industrial partners and experimental techniques in laboratories are used during teaching.
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Type of course unit:
    Exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Exercise

1. Rail Vehicles - history, key milestones, present
2. Nomenclature and terms used for rail vehicles, requirements for rail vehicles
3. Power transmission in rail vehicles drives
4. Auxiliary drives of rail vehicles
5. Construction of the housing of rail vehicles
6. The issue of space for passenger transport
7. Stability of the chassis movement in the track, primary and secondary suspension
8. The issue of wheel-rail contact
9. Axle construction
10. Issues of transmission and adjacent components
11. Trams and subway vehicles
12. High-speed rail vehicles
13. Development trends in the field of rail vehicles
Literature - fundamental:
1.

KOLÁŘ, Josef. Teoretické základy konstrukce kolejových vozidel. ČVUT v Praze, 2009. ISBN 978-80-01-04262-5.
2.

HELLER, Petr. Kolejová vozidla I. 1. vydání. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2017.  ISBN 978-80-261-0693-7.
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HELLER, Petr. Kolejová vozidla II. 1. vydání. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2019. ISBN 978-80-261-0773-6.
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HELLER, Petr. Kolejová vozidla III. 1. vydání. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2021. ISBN 978-80-261-1047-7.
Literature - recommended:
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KOLÁŘ, Josef. Teoretické základy konstrukce kolejových vozidel. ČVUT v Praze, 2009. ISBN 978-80-01-04262-5.
2.

HELLER, Petr. Kolejová vozidla I. 1. vydání. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2017. ISBN 978-80-261-0693-7.
3.

HELLER, Petr. Kolejová vozidla II. 1. vydání. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2019. ISBN 978-80-261-0773-6.
4.

HELLER, Petr. Kolejová vozidla III. 1. vydání. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2021. ISBN 978-80-261-1047-7.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-ADI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 2 Elective 2 2 W
N-ADI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 2 Elective 2 1 W
N-AAE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 2 Elective 2 2 W