Research

Intermodal changes in transport, interaction of transport means and transport infrastructure, re-engineering of logistic process control of transportation, building of II, III and IV Transit corridors

Technology and control in transport

Engineering materials and technologies in transport

Optimization of transportation systems, modelling and simulation methods and applications related to transportation and logistic processes

Reliability and diagnostics of transport means and infrastructure

Electric traction, telecommunications and signalling in transport

Theory of transport systems

Research Objectives

sustainable, feasible, intermodal changes in transport, re-engineering of logistic process control of transportation • transport management at critical stages • intermodal transport and logistics • integrated transport systems • designing computer aided support for decision making in transport and logistic systems in the above mentioned fields • development of new and progressive methods associated with simulation models reflecting logistic and transportation systems • materials research of the origin and development of defects in railway wheel/rail contact region • development of materials and technologies for transport engineering • operational reliability analysis • analysis of degradation effects influence on reliability, safety and the lifetime of transport infrastructure and steel bridge constructions • evaluation of heavy vehicles dynamic rollover stability and construction of transport means • modern methods of electric drives, location indicators, electromagnetic compatibility of transport means and transport infrastructure

Specific Equipment

Transportation laboratory

Transport operational laboratory

Laboratory for analyses of traffic accidents

DA P37 computer laboratory

Laboratory of rock mechanics and bridges

Laboratory of materials testing – metallography and fractography

Equipment for the measurement of operation constructions

Laboratory for vf measurement in zone

1GHz – 12 GHz