Life Cycle of Railway Vehicles

ID: 1389
Course type: vocational and applied
Course coordinator: Tanasković D. Jovan
Lecturers: Tanasković D. Jovan
Contact: Tanasković D. Jovan
Level of studies: B.Sc. (undergraduate) Academic Studies – Mechanical Engineering
ECTS: 6
Final exam type: oral
Department: Department of Railway Mechanical Engineering

Lectures

Semester 6, position 4

Goal

1.Introduction to basic concepts important for understanding the life cycle of railway vehicles 2.Acquiring knowledge necessary to understand the issues of the life cycle of railway vehicles 3.Training for the application of acquired knowledge in solving practical problems in the design, use and maintenance of railway vehicles

Outcome

After successfully finishing of course students would be able to: - define phases of the life cycle of railway vehicles; - briefly describe each phase of the life cycle of railway vehicles; - compare different approaches of realizations of design project and production of railway vehicles; - prepare a detailed timeline of the project realization with exactly defined activities; - differ reliability, availability and functional suitability of technical systems; - discuss about possible ways of raising system reliability.

Theoretical teaching

Theoretical classes (Definition of rail vehicles and systems as required,Design and production,Use and maintenance,Concept of system effectiveness,Theoretical basis of reliability,Methods of determining the reliability,Prediction of reliability, Allocation of reliability,Failure analysis.System maintenance,The concept of maintenance,Maintenance technologies,Information systems in maintaining,Phase conception - the mission profile and scenario,feasibility studies,operational and maintenance concepts,factors of effectiveness of work and support,criteria for protection and logistical planning,Preliminary phase of development,Preparation of detailed project,Prediction and analysis of technical support,Review of construction,Testing and evaluation,Feedback and corrective action.Production, installation, testing, control and distribution devices.Implementation and data collection on elements of technical support,Use and maintain in the exploitation conditions.Testing process.Capability rating of technical support.Feedback and corrective action,Standards of the International Union of Railways,National standards IEC-EN,Regulations of the national railways in the area of operation and maintenance,Workshops for the maintenance of railway vehicles,General settings of maintenance technology,Technology in railway vehicles maintenance.

Practical teaching

Practical learning, auditory exercises, assignments, presentation of practical examples in the field of designing, production, use and maintenance. Discussion and workshops.

Attendance requirement

Students enrolled in the third year of study.

Resources

Class book, Guidebook for solving the tasks, Handouts, Internet resources, articles.

Assigned hours

Total assigned hours: 75

Active teaching (theoretical)

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Active teaching (practical)

Auditory exercises: 18
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 10
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 2
Research study work: 0

Knowledge test

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 5
Test: 5
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Knowledge test (100 points total)

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 30
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 20
Final exam: 40
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 35

Literature

Tanasković J., Fundamentals of railway mechanical engineering, University of Belgrade Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, 2022. ISBN 978-86-6060-130-0, in Serbian