B024414 - TRACTION OF RAILWAY AND TERRESTRIAL VEHICLES

Official language of the course and of textbooks is italian.
However if foreign students are present to lessons, the teacher usully perform lesson in english

1)Vehicle Dynamics
2)Electric Drives
3)Electric and Hybrid Powertrains
4)Elettrification Standards
5)Energy Storage and recharge system
6)Innovative Maglev Systems
7)Marine Propulsion

First edition:
B. ALLOTTA L. PUGI – Meccatronica: Elementi di Trazione Elettrica
I Ed. 2013 Vol. form.to 17×24 in brossura Pag. 268 ISBN: 9788874885855
DOI: 10.15651/978-88-748-8585-5.
Second edition (in print)
PUGI – Meccatronica. Elementi di Trazione Elettrica
II Ed.2017 17×24 Paperback Pag.448
ISBN: 9788893850551

The aim of the course is to provide tools for the study and simulation of electric and hybrid road and rail traction systems, providing interdisciplinary ideas also for naval propulsion.
The in-depth knowledge of the theoretical-scientific aspects of engineering, both in general and in-depth with respect to those of mechanical engineering, in which they are able to identify, formulate and solve, even in an innovative way, complex problems or those requiring an approach interdisciplinary. The ability to understand a multidisciplinary context in the engineering field and to operate in a problem solving perspective., Cc7: Knowledge of the design principles of production plants and processes, of the plant logistics infrastructures for the handling and storage of materials. The understanding of the advantages and the limits of the process and plant choices in the different application contexts., Cc8: The knowledge of the field of land vehicles by analyzing the structural aspects of the various types of vehicles. Knowledge of electric machines and their traction power systems. Knowledge of the structural and thermo-fluid dynamic aspects of internal combustion engines., Cc10: Knowledge of the automation and control industry. Knowledge of mechatronic systems.
The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to identify problems and to formulate solutions, in mechanical engineering, to set up, design and implement and verify systems and apparatuses also of high functional complexity, taking into account implications related to environmental, economic and ethical aspects, all through the use of consolidated methods ;, ca4: The ability to realize engineering projects adapted to their level of knowledge and understanding, working in collaboration with engineers and non-engineers. The projects may concern components, apparatuses and mechanical systems of various kinds and for wider applications., The advanced capabilities to operate effectively, individually and as components of a group, having clear the context of the engineering problem and the interdisciplinary implications that distinguish the mechanical engineering.,: The ability to reach an adequate preparation to access the third level of university studies (attendance at second level master and doctoral schools), in order to further deepen knowledge and skills in the field of research.

No prerequisites. Students must have passion and background for mechatronics and transportation systems.

Frontal Lessons;
Laboratories;
Technical visits at industrial installations

Contact directly Luca Pugi:
Luca.Pugi@unifi.it

The student must pass an oral exam.
The exam includes the execution of a project to be carried out in a group.
The elaborate is the subject of discussion during a final oral examination which is divided into the following parts:
1) presentation and discussion of the artist (ten to fifteen minutes)
2) Next oral exam 25-30 minutes (two "theoretical" questions taken from the program, a third application question, such as an exercise / example of sizing or general verification of a system or component covered by the course)
The total duration of the oral exam is about 40-45 minutes.
The purpose of the examination is to verify the acquisition of multidisciplinary skills related to the application of electric traction and propulsion systems to different types of land (rail and road) and marine vehicles. The multiplicity of applications is deliberately exploited to stimulate the student to understand how different specifications can lead to completely different solutions in different application areas. We also try to highlight how a core of fundamental mechanical and electromechanical knowledge can be easily reused in different application areas. The idea is to guarantee the student not only a wealth of up-to-date and professionally useful knowledge, but also a working method that focuses on two aspects:
1) Interdisciplinarity of training and ability to transfer acquired knowledge to applications that are different from those for which they have been oroginarily proposed.
2) Flexibility / ability to adapt and self-update the student.
In fact, these skills are considered extremely useful in the medium to long term: the duration of an engineer's professional life can be assessed in at least thirty to forty years. It is too long a time to think that the knowledge acquired during university training should not be continuously adapted, updated and contextualised with respect to changing technological scenarios

See italian program of the course