The (established 1707) and the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the CTU 8 faculties - Civil Eng, MechEng, ElEng, Informatics, NucEng, TranspEng, BioMedEng and Architecture/Styling 21 000 students (mostly MS level, partially BS and PhD) 1 550 academic staff Faculty of MechEng: 2 500 students (6-8 semesters Bc, 4 semesters MS studies, 4 years PhD studies) 300 academic staff jan.macek@fs.cvut.cz Josef Božek - the Head of Mechanical Engineering Labs 1806-1825, the designer of a steam car 1815 and a steam boat 1817
Education at FME of the CTU in Prague Bachelor Curricula 3 years Theoretical Fundamentals of MechEng, suitable for direct continuation in MS curriculum, open for everybody from parallel Bc courses, exams of higher requirements 3 years manufacturing engineering, profession oriented 4 years power engineering and CAE applied science Master Curricula 2 years Mechanical Engineering, (Power Eng., Automotive Eng., Applied Mechanics, Biomechanics, Mechatronics, Control Eng., Materials Eng., Simulation in Engineering, etc.), Industry 4.0, Master in Automotive Engineering (double diploma) PhD Curriculum Mechanicla Engineering 4(+3) years. Training by research.
Research at FME of the CTU in Prague Inevitable tool for supporting the high level of education and for keeping high-quality staff approx. 65% of FME turnover covered by R&D projects, grants and contracts. Long term projects supporting the national collaboration of research bodies Centres of Competence, programme of Technological Agency of the Czech Republic. National projects of Technological Agency or Grant Agency of the Czech Republic. Help by Structural Funds and Social Funds of EU (OP PIK, OP VVV), Framework Programme 7, Horizon 2020 (currently 6 projects) and bi-lateral schemes. Start of Public Private Partnership successful for FME because of traditional combining grants&contracts. Strong collaboration with Czech industry and Czech branches of European research companies.
Research at FME of the CTU in Prague Strong domains focused on innovations: Machine tool design: new concepts of high productive machine tools, new kinematic concepts with high stiffness and low mass, use of mechatronics. Industry 4.0 Mechatronics: applications in machine tools and automotive engineering (electric and hybrid cars powertrains and control) Aerospace: general aircraft propulsion Biomechanics: joint implantation, bone substitutes design/shaping, vein substitutes&haemodynamics. Power engineering: biomass and alternative fuels, energy efficient buildings (HVAC, integrated control). Materials engineering: composite materials, nanotechnologies applied to surface treatment. Automotive engineering: powertrains, vehicle integrated control&electronics, integrated safety. Example: Research Center of Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility
Industrial Mechatronic Prototypes Road-friendly truck Antisway crane Parallel kinematical machines Controlled vibration absorber Dynamic absorber Accelerometer Amplifier
Road-friendly truck Brake-friendly car Controlled suspension Soil-friendly car Traction-friendly tractor
Ultralight composite aircraft ALBI with nontraditional propulsion Aerospace Development of turboprop engine with GE Aviation
Testbed for Industry 4.0
Robotics for Industry 4.0 Cooperative robots for machining Crane manipulator cooperating with worker Reconfigurable robot for new tasks
Industry 4.0: New design of CCP line
Research Center of Manufacturing Technology (RCMT) History of Department of Production Machines and Equipment (PME) starts on 1920 s RCMT was founded as a research institute in 2000 by the Czech Technology Association and by the Czech Ministry of Education Since 2012 RCMT has become a part of the PME, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Strategic tasks: Education of young professionals in Bachelor s, Master s and doctoral programmes of study Research in the field of production machines and manufacturing technology Support to companies in the field of production machines and manufacturing technology
RCMT focus within Industry 4.0: Virtual Machine Tool FEM model of the structure joint model of the structure and feed drives control systems virtual machining, data sharing with other systems structured data storage parallel check of running machine process proposal and virtual testing machine tool design and virtual testing
Josef Božek Research Centre Plans for Future Centre of Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility Project for Operation Programme (EU Structural Funds 2007-2013) R&D for Innovations Building new research base oriented to powertrain research: four test stands for engine or electric drive systems, two testbeds for mechanical and electric transmissions, facility for the real operation simulation. Optimum concepts and tools for design optimization of future engines hybrid powertrains with energy accumulation and power splitting for electric vehicles advanced control systems of adaptive and predictive control.
Josef Božek Centre of Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility - Roztoky u Prahy Project for Operation Programme (EU Structural Funds 2007-2013) R&D for Innovations Building new research base oriented to powertrain research: five test stands for engine or electric drive systems 4x4 chassis dyno, complete EURO emission equipment two testbeds for mechanical and electric transmissions facility for the real operation simulation Optimum concepts and tools for design optimization of future engines hybrid powertrains with energy accumulation and power splitting for electric vehicles advanced control systems of adaptive and predictive control 14
Innovative educational activities of CTU FMEch Automotive FORMULA STUDENT/SAE TEAM at CTU in PRAGUE Engagement of the students since 2008; 2011-2016 gasoline (3 races year, currently 11th position in global 450 teams competition) and electric cars (FEE) Ing. Radek Tichánek, Ph.D. Radek.Tichánek@fs.cvut.cz