The student is trained and qualified for the application of forensic engineering methods and conducting research in the subject area, especially in the field of motor vehicles, which includes the analysis and reconstruction of traffic accidents, vehicle damage assessment and vehicle value assessment. Analogous methods applied in other areas of mechanical engineering will be available to the student, depending on his interest.

General: analyses, syntheses, predictions of solutions and forecasts of consequences; mastering research methods, procedures and processes; development of critical and self-critical thinking and approach; application of knowledge in practice; development of professional ethics. Subject-specific: mastery of knowledge in the subject area; solving concrete problems; connecting knowledge from various fields; monitoring and application of advances in the profession; use of acquired knowledge.

It is organized according to methodological blocks depending on the closest interest of the candidate. First block: general knowledge of forensics and forensic engineering, i.e. failure analysis of technical systems, their causes and consequences, with special reference to application in the field of automotive technology. Second block: Changes in vehicle condition and valuation methods. Third block: Failures of vehicles and components, i.e. accidents that lead to damage to vehicles. Fourth block: Damage assessment technologies and repair costs. Fifth block: Analysis of the causes of traffic accidents involving vehicles, with elements of investigation and reconstruction.

It is organized in the form of work on the development of a case study of the application of selected methods of forensic engineering.

No special requirements.

1. Classroom 2. Other author book 3. Foreign language books 4. Other literature 5. IT Hardware 6. IT software

Total assigned hours: 65

New material: 30
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 20

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

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 10
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 0
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 70
Project: 0
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 40

R.K. Noon, Forensic Engineering Investigation, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2001, ISBN 0-8493-0911-5; M. Huang, Vehicle Crash Mechanics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2002, ISBN 0-8493-0104-1; D.E. Struble, Automotive Accident Reconstruction - Practices and Principles, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4665-8838-7