The programme of the Rolling Stock Summer School will consist of lectures on theory and practice in the areas of design, manufacturing and operation of rail vehicles.
- Rail vehicle dynamics
- Wheel–rail interaction
- Traction mechanics
- Bogie design
- Computer simulation
- Testing and certification of rail vehicles
- Automatic train operation
- Condition monitoring
The Rolling Stock Summer School will include a computer session on vehicle dynamics simulation, and a visit to the labs with demonstration of full scale roller rig testing.
Organisers
Prof. Stefano Bruni / Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Prof. Simon Iwnicki / University of Huddersfield, UK
Dr. Tomáš Michálek / University of Pardubice, Czechia
Dr. Petr Voltr / University of Pardubice, Czechia
Other lecturers (provisional list)
Dr. Jan Čapek / VUKV, Czechia
Dr. Carlos Casanueva Perez / KTH, Sweden -> Prof. Carlos Casanueva Perez / KTH, Sweden
Prof. Egidio Di Gialleonardo / Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Dr. Christine Funfschilling / SNCF, France
Dr. Ingo Kaiser / Universidad Nebrija, Spain
Dr. Ivo Myslivec / AZD, Czechia
Prof. Oldrich Polach / formerly Bombardier Transportation, Switzerland
Prof. Jordi Vinolas / University of Navarra, Spain -> Prof. Jordi Vinolas / Francisco de Vitoria University, Spain
