VGTU TIF 2019

Studies and Research

Established in 1994

Address: J. BasanaviÄ?iaus g. 28B LT-03224 Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 5 274 4797 E-mail: tif@vgtu.lt Website: http://ti.vgtu.lt 1

Dean

Prof Dr Olegas Prentkovskis

E-mail: olegas.prentkovskis@vgtu.lt

Vice-Dean for Continual Studies Prof Dr Edgar Sokolovskij

E-mail: edgar.sokolovskij@vgtu.lt

Vice-Dean for Extended Studies and Communication Assoc Prof Dr Giedrius GarbinÄ?ius E-mail: giedrius.garbincius@vgtu.lt

Vice-Dean for Research and Innovation Assoc Prof Dr Raimundas JuneviÄ?ius E-mail: raimundas.junevicius@vgtu.lt

International Coordinators Prof Dr Edgar Sokolovskij

E-mail: edgar.sokolovskij@vgtu.lt

Rimvydas Labanauskis

E-mail: rimvydas.labanauskis@vgtu.lt

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Departments Department of Automobile Engineering Head: Prof Dr Saugirdas Pukalskas Address: J. Basanavičiaus g. 28 LT-03224 Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 5 274 4790 E-mail: tiai@vgtu.lt Department of Mobile Machinery and Railway Transport Head: Prof Dr Habil Marijonas Bogdevičius Address: Plytinės g. 27 LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 5 274 4783 E-mail: timm@vgtu.lt Department of Logistics and Transport Management Head: Prof Dr Darius Bazaras Address: Plytinės g. 27 LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 5 274 5099 E-mail: tiltv@vgtu.lt Laboratory of Transport Engineering and Logistics Head: MSc Paulius Skačkauskas Address: J. Basanavičiaus g. 28 LT-03224 Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 5 274 4792 E-mail: till@vgtu.lt Transport and Logistics Competence Centre Director: Assoc Prof Dr Viktor Skrickij Address: Saulėtekio al. 11 LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 5 251 2470 E-mail: tlkc@vgtu.lt

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Research Fields ■ dynamics of vehicles; ■ dynamics of vehicles transmissions, diagnostic methods; ■ autonomous transport; ■ hydrodynamic and thermodynamic processes of hydraulic and pneumatic systems through the assessment of the propagation of pressure waves, hydrodynamics of geothermal wells, hydrodynamic and thermodynamic processes of pipeline; ■ experimental and theoretical research of internal combustion engines: hydrodynamics and thermodynamics of internal combustion engines, mathematical modelling of combustion process, fuel experimental research; ■ hydrodynamics and thermodynamics of diesel engine high-pressure pumps and sprayers through evaluation of propagation of waves; ■ dynamics of interaction of rolling stock with rail and diagnostics; ■ development and application of research methods for dynamic processes of transport flows; ■ traffic safety research; ■ research of electric and hybrid drives, regeneration of energy; ■ green transport corridors; ■ transport logistics and transport economics; ■ integration and development of intermodal transport, integration of intermodal terminals.

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International Projects 2018–2021 Project Assets4Rail – Measuring, monitoring and data handling for railway assets; bridges, tunnels, tracks and safety systems, 2018–2021.

Project MARA – Accessibility of remote areas and areas affected by demographic change, 2018–2021.

Project P024 – Coordination of Macro-Regional Cooperation. PAs Energy/ Transport, 2018–2020.

2015–2019 Project HAZARD – Mitigating Emergencies and Accidents in TEN-T Seaports in the Baltic Sea, 2016–2019.

Project TENTacle –Capitalising on TEN-T Core Network Corridors for Prosperity, Growth and Cohesion, 2015–2019.

Project INTERREG 4.2 – Coordination of Macro-Regional Cooperation. P015 PAs Energy/Transport, 2016–2018.

2012–2015 Project BESTFACT – Best Practice Factory for Freight Transport, 2007–2013 the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities.

Project EMAR – e-Maritime Strategic Framework and Simulation Based Validation, 2007–2013 the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities.

2012–2014 Project NEAR2 – Network of European Asian Rail Research Capacities, 2007–2013 the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities.

Project BSR TransGovernance – MLG support to the implementation of PA 11 in the EU Baltic Sea Strategy, 2007–2013 Baltic Sea Region Programme.

2010–2013 Project – Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, 2007–2013 Baltic Sea Region Programme.

2011–2012 Project ADTYRE – Intelligent, Dynamic Tyre Monitoring System to Use Synergy Effects for Sustainable Mobility.

2009–2012 Project EWTC2 – East West Transport Corridor II, 2007–2013 Baltic Sea Region Programme.

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Brand Conferences International Scientific Conference TRANSBALTICA: Transportation Science and Technology Since 2001, the international scientific conference ‘TRANSBALTICA: Transportation Science and Technology’ has become a continuing traditional event organized by the Faculty of Transport Engineering of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University together with its partners.

The Conference is intended for public presentations of scientific reports and discussions in work groups.

One of the main objectives of the Conference is to create favourable conditions for the research development conducted by scientists and search for solutions to the relevant problems of a transport system and for the consolidation of international scientific relationships.

During the Conference, the current transport system problems are analysed, the results of research are presented and the scientific experience between the European Union and other countries is exchanged in the following areas: road transport engineering; railway transport engineering; transport technological equipment engineering; transport management and logistics; modelling and simulation of safety systems; environmentally friendly transport; traffic safety; intelligent transport systems and services; globalization and internationalization in transport; transport policy and strategies.

Conference reports are issued as a separate Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference in the: ■ Procedia Engineering (ISSN 1877-7058) by Elsevier (in 2015 and 2017); ■ Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure (ISSN 2523-3440) by Springer (since 2019).

More information: http://transbaltica.vgtu.lt 6

Conference for Junior Researchers SCIENCE – FUTURE OF LITHUANIA: Transport Engineering and Management The annual thematic conference for Junior Researchers ‘SCIENCE – FUTURE OF LITHUANIA. Transport Engineering and Management’ has been organized by the Faculty of Transport Engineering of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University since 1998.

The traditional event, which is open to all transport engineering and transport management postgraduates, doctoral students and even undergraduates takes place every year.

Conference topics range from internal combustion engines and improvement of vehicle reliability to modern, energy-efficient transportation systems and management of logistics and transport.

The main objective of the conference is to bring together researchers and scientists for the scientific discussion on transport subject as an independent field of science.

Conference reports are issued as a separate Proceedings of the Conference (eISSN 2029-7149) by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.

More information: http://jmk.transportas.vgtu.lt

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Scientific Journals TRANSPORT The Journal TRANSPORT (ISSN 1648-4142) has been published since 1986. The Journal is intended for publishing papers concerning the following fields of research: transport policy; fundamentals of the transport system; technology for carrying passengers and freight using road, railway, inland waterways, sea and air transport; technology for multimodal transportation and logistics; loading technology; roads, railways, airports, ports; pipeline transport; industrial and technological transport; agricultural motor vehicles; traffic safety and environment protection; motor vehicles: design, manufacture and exploitation; transport energetics; fuels, lubricants and maintenance materials; teamwork of customs and transport; insurance; transport information technologies; transport economics and management; transport standards; transport educology; transport history.

The journal is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University in partnership with the Lithuanian Academy of Science and indexed in CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports), SCOPUS, EBSCO, ICONDA, TRIS, CSA, VINITI, etc.

More information: http://www.transport.vgtu.lt

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SCIENCE – FUTURE OF LITHUANIA The Journal SCIENCE – FUTURE OF LITHUANIA (ISSN 2029-2341) is designed for young researchers, so that to provide them with the stage and skills towards the highest level of scientific publications. The Journal is presented the annual thematic conference for junior researchers ‘SCIENCE – FUTURE OF LITHUANIA: Transport Engineering and Management’.

Papers are published on the following areas of the research: analysis and research of transport engineering objects (means of road, railway and air transport, transport technological equipment and their elements); dynamics of vehicles; transport traffic safety and environmental protection; mathematical modelling in transport; energy efficiency in transport; analysis of equipment and technologies for road building and maintenance; influence of production of road paving materials on their quality; analysis of transport infrastructure equipment; quality evaluation of vehicles, their elements and reliability research; information technologies application in transport; transport logistics, development of transport services and infrastructure.

The journal is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. Our Special Issue (Part of the Volume) is Civil and Transport Еngineering, Aviation Technologies.

More information: http://www.mla.vgtu.lt

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Studies Bachelor’s Studies (BSc) Study field

Study programme

Transport Engineering

Transport Engineering

Specialization

Language

Automobile Transport Engineering

Lithuanian

Mobile Machinery Engineering Railway Transport Engineering Self-Driving Vehicles Transport Technological Systems Engineering

Business Studies

Automotive Engineering

Lithuanian and English

Transport Traffic Safety Engineering

Automobile Transport Traffic Safety

Lithuanian

Transport Engineering Economics and Logistics

Transport Economics

Lithuanian

Transport Logistics

Lithuanian and English

Railway Transport Traffic Safety and Management

Master’s Studies (MSc) Study field

Study programme

Specialization

Language

Transport Engineering

Transport Engineering

Automobile Transport Engineering

Lithuanian

Railway Transport Engineering Transport Engineering Management

Business Studies

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Transport Engineering Economics and Logistics

Automotive Engineering

Lithuanian and English

International Carriage Organisation Management

Lithuanian

Transport Logistics

Lithuanian and English

Doctoral Studies (PhD) Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (hereinafter as – VGTU) in partnership with Vytautas Magnus University (hereinafter as – VDU), Klaipėda University (hereinafter as – KU) and Kaunas University of Technology (hereinafter as – KTU) has a right to organise joint PhD studies programme in the area of Technological Sciences, in the field of Transport Engineering.

A joint PhD studies Committee of VGTU–VDU–KU–KTU in the field of Transport Engineering coordinates PhD studies and scientific researches.

The dissertation topics are based on the global Transport Engineering experience and its pending issues. The topics of a joint PhD studies that are solving particular issues are: ■ dynamics, analysis, prognosis, monitoring and optimal management of the road transport flows, (the development and modelling of road transport flows in cities and suburban zones; creation of new methods; monitoring systems; prognosis of traffic congestion and creation of their scattering techniques and tools system);

■ research, development and optimization of intermodal transport networks and innovative intermodal technologies; ■ researches of dynamic means of transport, researches of stability of the means of transport, management and optimization of the means of transport; ■ development of hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and electrical systems of the means of transport, researches of hydrodynamic, dynamic and electrodynamic processes, transmission dynamics, optimization and diagnostics; ■ researches of pipelines hydrodynamic and thermodynamic processes. Identification of pipelines fault and leak places, development of identification methods, pipelines diagnostics; ■ problems of reliability of the means of transport, traffic safety and environmental protection; ■ technical exploitation improvement of rolling-stock, savings of energy resources, topics of rail traffic safety; ■ experimental researches of fuel and exhaust in internal combustion engines: researches of combustion processes, search for alternative fuel evaluating its impact to the environment; ■ researches of hybrid power dynamic engines, electrodynamic processes; optimal settings; ■ development of hydrogen fuel engines, optimization of their working processes; ■ electromobiles and their development, setting of optimal parameters in working processes; ■ development of specialized means of transport (pipelines robots, transport equipment controlled by radio waves, robots and manipulators of explosive disposal, other devices) researches of their physical processes and setting of optimal parameters; ■ development of small satellites, unmanned air means of transport, setting of optimal parameters, researches of air traffic control technologies; ■ development and application of the non-destructive control methods of the constructive means of transport; ■ dynamics of ship engines and transmissions; rototronics and its diagnostics; ■ development of new means and techniques of the firefighting and their appliance to specialized means of transport (fighting machines, space technologies and etc.); ■ creation, optimization and development of intellectual transport systems.

The Faculty of Transport Engineering together with the Faculty of Business Management of VGTU, has a right to organise PhD studies programme in the area of Social Sciences in the field of Management (Transport Engineering and Logistics).

Research and Innovations Vehicle Design

Electromobile: ■ symbolizes the growing attention of our study programme and research fields towards alternative energy and represents the ways in which to succeed in solving environmental problems in the area of transport.

Formula Student: ■ provides opportunities for students of diverse VGTU study programmes to work in a team, enables knowledge exchanges of different research fields and its practical applications to implement engineering creativity.

Pneumomobile: ■ air-powered vehicle in a karting base.

Re-designing vehicles with internal combustion engines into electromobiles: ■ preparation of technical documentation; ■ cooperation with JSC Arginta.

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Towards Autonomous Transport

■ the autonomous steering device with MATLAB/Simulink based control system, for lateral vehicle control; ■ the test vehicle equipped with the developed autonomous steering device, Arduino microcontroller, GPS trackers and additional sensors, to provide real time data about the location and environment around the vehicle; ■ the autonomous steering device is connected with the trajectory planning algorithm, in order to plan a safe and feasible trajectory, while using the data, provided by the sensors.

Hot Asphalt Regeneration Machine (Cutter and Heater) ■ developed in cooperation with JSC Švytėjimas; ■ designed at the Faculty; ■ developed and tested at JSC Švytėjimas along with Faculty’s researchers.

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Research and Innovations The Use of the Liquefied Natural Gas Mixtures in Transport ■ the exclusive equipment is designed for preparation, storage and filling of the liquefied natural gas mixtures into vehicles; ■ this equipment has been developed in cooperation with JSC SG Dujos Auto and can be used for producing hydrogen from renewable (surplus) power and its storage, as well as preparing liquefied natural gas mixtures; ■ the equipment, if necessary, can be used for filling FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) vehicle tanks with pure hydrogen, as well as filling natural gas-powered vehicles with any ratio liquefied natural gas mixtures.

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Traffic Safety ■ vehicle slip simulation system; ■ establishment and application of research methods on dynamic processes of traffic flows by identifying traffic conditions and environmental pollution, road geometry parameters, traffic and climatic conditions, dynamic characteristics of flows and management are taken into account; ■ driving comfort tests on urban and metropolitan roads.

High-Speed Vehicles ■ intelligent, dynamic tire monitoring system and energy effects to obtain sustainable mobility; ■ a hypothesis was tested in regards to increasing vehicle stability (speed at > 300 km/h) by rapidly changing the air pressure in vehicle tires, partners: Ilmenau University of Technology (Germany), Szent Istvan University (Hungary), Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH (Germany); ■ research and design improvements of tether cars.

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Research and Innovations Pipeline Transportation and its Elements ■ oil transportation by magistral pipelines (Būtingė – Mažeikiai) – diminishing damage caused by the pressure; ■ pipeline leakage detection (Biržai pipeline) – a methodology for unauthorized connections to magistral pipelines has been developed; ■ pipeline inspection robots; ■ development of the Hydraulic Shock Air Compressor (LR patent No. 5967), partner JSC Anlora.

Supporting Lithuanian Firefighters ■ research and improvement of hydraulic elements and transmissions in fire-fighting machines; ■ automatic, hydraulic and pneumatic fire extinguisher, partner – Fire and Rescue Department, LR patent No. 5436.

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Dedicated to Lithuanian Rail System ■ research on the dynamic processes of the interaction between the damaged wheels of a railway vehicle and rails; ■ research on the dynamic processes of the rolling stock by indentifying and forecasting traffic conditions and accident causes; ■ development of the public electronic services for rail transport risks management and maintenance; ■ feasibility study on the use of the new generation freight locomotives in Lithuanian railway lines; ■ expedience of applying additional small-scale partial filtration equipment of internal combustion oils in the rolling stocks of JSC Lietuvos geležinkeliai.

Transport Policy and Strategy Faculty’s researchers took part in developing strategy of transport policy in the restored, independent state of Lithuania.

Should the debate on the establishment of the national transport and logistics policy after 2020 is relevant, Faculty’s researchers have the accumulated knowledge in the subject matter and may well be part of this process.

Possible research areas: ■ the impact of geopolitical transformations on passenger and freight flows and perspectives; ■ the development of intermodal transport systems and optimization possibilities of logistics systems; ■ the impact of transport and logistics systems on the development of the sate, competitiveness and safety; ■ green logistics and the impact of logistics on social environment.

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Research and Innovations Research of Vehicle Construction Elements: Suspension and Tire Performance for Comfort and Stability ■ combined vehicle quarter test rig designed for suspension and tire performance research ensuring driving comfort and stability; ■ expanded use for flat tire contact, brake system and pneumo-hydraulic suspension analysis; ■ variables: body mass, suspension stiffness and damping, air-spring pressure, slip ratio, side-slip angle, provided surface speed; ■ control: MATLAB/Simulink and Arduino based suspension, steering and antilock braking system control; ■ equipped with: torque, pressure, acceleration, deflection, velocity, force and temperature sensors.

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Faculty of Transport Engineering, established in 1994, is the academic division of the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.

Faculty is the leading higher education, as well as scientific and research institution in the field of transport engineering, traffic safety, transport management and logistics in Lithuania. Its academic staff participates in national, regional and international scientific, research and development projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania, European Commission and international institutions.

Updated on April 10, 2019

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