Basics of urban rail vehicles design
Environmental issues and treatment of the wheel-rail interaction
Solutions for efficient traction and driving systems
Obiettivi Formativi
The course will contribute to the following learning objectives specific of the Master Programme:
Knowledge and understanding
cc1: The multidisciplinary normative, methodological, technological, and instrumental knowledge of the context related to the ecological transition of systems, services and products.
cc9: Knowledge of vehicles and their technical and design characteristics for the development of sustainable mobility.
Applying knowledge and understanding
ca1: The ability to identify, formulate and solve industrial engineering problems, defining specifications, technical, social, environmental, and commercial constraints.
Prerequisiti
Knowledge of elements of machine design
Metodi Didattici
A hybrid teaching method is planned for the course in which the student is actively engaged during frontal lectures to improve the communication between the student and the lecturer. Innovative learning methods such as the flipped classroom could be used for this scope. Theoretical lessons will be alternated with the presentation of practical problems by which the students are involved in the analysis and trouble-shooting process. The connection with the industry world will be also considered planning technical visits in order to give students an extensive view from theory to practice of what learned during lessons.
Modalità di verifica apprendimento
The exam will be based on an interactive discussion in which the student is asked to describe specific topics from the description of the engineering needs and environmental constraints (cc1) to the existing solutions and possible area of improvements (cc9). The student has to show confidence with the design and maintenance processes of rail vehicles and how their application affects the whole urban system, including the infrastructures and the surrounding environment (ca1).
Programma del corso
Technical description of the main rail vehicles and their impact on urban environment
Design methods for rail vehicles and their subsystems
Vehicle-infrastructure interaction and analysis of the wheel-rail contact issues
Noise and vibration analysis and treatment
Solutions for power generation and transmission
Signalling and solutions for automatic vehicle control