Research Competences

In the fields of vehicle engineering and vehicle manufacturing our goal is to remain the country’s leading research centre, and strengthen our position in the region. To achieve these goals the recently established Autonomous Vehicle Research Center (RECAR) is contributing effectively. In the field of transportation we are not only dealing with modelling and developing the information system of transport sectors (urban, road and rail), but also designing complex operational management systems. Through our high-quality research capability, we contribute to the spread of deploying modern intelligent transport systems at European level. In addition to our extensive professional expertise in the field of logistics, we are also expanding to special areas (e.g. city logistics) that are crucial for the country’s economic development. Our goal is to educate future engineers, to strengthen the scientific community with our research results and to use our experimental results in practice within industrial projects.

Department research topics

Department of Material Handling and Logistics Systems Logistic modelling Machine vision » City logistics » Intelligent methods of remote sensing and » Supply chain modelling modelling for construction machines » Inventory Management - Order Scheduling » Sensor networks in vision-based vehicle » Artificial intelligence in logistics decision control making » Intelligent orientation of vehicles based on » Applications of Industry 4.0 in logistics visual and optical information

Construction and material handling machines » Design and analysis of construction and material handling machines » Increasing the intelligence of control devices, material handling automation » Autonomous guided vehicles for logistics Lean » Investigation of value creating processes » Production supply, lean in manufacturing systems » Lean in service

Department of Vehicle Elements and Vehicle-Structure Analysis Vehicle elements and devices » Mechanical properties of 3D printed » Gear connection modelling materials » Study of spline clutch shiftability » Study of bolt self loosening Vehicle structures » Vehicle transmission design » Structural Diagnostics » Dynamical studies on buses Applied mechanics » Examination of the component’s damping Biomechanics mechanism » Cranial implants and their fixation » Dynamics of infinite DOF systems » Bone modelling

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Department of Automotive Technologies Autonomous vehicles road vehicles, and introducing proper » Driver assistant and highly automated defense strategies driving systems » Cyberattack demonstrations on motor » Environment perception, image vehicles processing, Lidar processing » By wire systems Laser and additive technologies » Decision, control » Development and diagnostics of laser » Demo platform development system components » AI based vehicle function testing and » Development of laser surface treatments validation (surfaces structuring, coating) » Development of laser joining (metals, Engine and powertrain polymers, hybrid) » Examination of engine and engine parts » Development of laser cutting technologies » Design and testing of controlled vehicle » Research of additive manufacturing of system metals » Vehicle recycling » Fleet Management - FMS Development Material science and production technologies Automotive safety and security » Investigation of structural features and » Accident reconstruction, evaluating properties of advanced materials accident factors » Development of bonding technologies » Transfer of knowledge in the field of in vehicle industry (screwing, riveting, forensic expert competencies adhesive bonding, soldering, welding) » Evaluating the role of vehicle components » Cutting processes in the field of road safety » Automation of assembly technology » Analysing the effects of road safety related processes to automated vehicle functions » Workplace and layout design » Assessment, testing and validation of » Optimization of production processes connected and autonomous vehicles » Defining automation options » Investigating patterns and identifying » Measurements and diagnostics of profiles related to cyberattack targeting manufacturing processes and components

Department of Control for Transportation and Vehicle Systems

Vehicle mechatronics » Vehicle dynamics » Embedded systems » Vehicle on-board communication » Control theory » Component level design » Cooperative control » Effects of V2I / V2V communication » Integrating vehicle control system with driver and infrastructure Air transport

Road transport » Mathematical modelling of road transport » Traffic simulation software » Emission modelling and control » Measurement and estimation of road traffic parameters » Traffic management: motorway and urban network » Traffic controllers Rail transport » Hazard and risk analysis » Train control systems » Safety critical systems » Train onboard equipment » Diagnostics and maintenance » Passenger information » Network architecture » On-board communication

» Data fusion methods in transport » Air traffic control » Airspace capacity » Aviation automation, telematics » Safety management systems » Control theory and vehicle science 

Department of Transport Technology and Economics

Design and technology » Investigation and simulation of transport processes » Measuring and estimating of traffic flows » Examining the relationship between transport demand and supply » Development of routing algorithms » Simulation of transport networks plans

» Development of transport informatics systems

Analysis of mobility needs » Examining the temporal and spatial changes of transport needs and processes » Influencing passenger needs with ICT tools » Economic calculations of intelligent

» Optimizing daily activity chains » Connection between social networks and travel habits

Traffic safety and environmental protection » Analysis of road safety investments » Examination of driver decisions related to road safety » Investigation of the environmental impact Efficiency assessment » Strategic planning and decision making » Financial planning methods for infrastructure investments » Investigation of external effects of transport » Complex technical-economic evaluation

Mobility Management » Elaboration of transport development » Complex analysis of sustainable transport » Investigating transport policy impacts » Energy efficiency in transport

Pricing » Development of toll and charging systems » Develop innovative financing solutions of vehicles

demand responsible systems

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Department of Aeronautics, Naval Architecture and Railway Vehicles

Aviation » Aircraft design and aerodynamic optimisation » Computational Fluid Dynamics » Fatigue, reliability and life-cycle analysis » Mathematical modelling and simulations » Air traffic control, air traffic flow management and airspace design » Development of innovative operational concepts » Demand and business modelling » Safety, security and environmental impact assessment » Life-cycle cost assessment

Naval architecture » Analysis of floatation, stability and structural issues of ships » Hull form optimisation » Propulsion of ships » Ships machinery and ship motions » Rules and regulations for ships » Pleasure craft design and measurements » Development of ship manoeuvring simulator » Measurements on inland vessels Railway » Railway design » Railway vehicle braking process assessment » Track-vehicle system dynamics » Vehicle system diagnostics » Railway drive technique » Vehicle system reliability » Dynamics and energetics of train motion » Wheel rail wear processes