The Department of Materials and Technologies for Vehicles offers a wide range of development and research activities in the following areas:

StudentCar technology

Centre for Acoustics, Vibration and Physical Processes

Metallurgy

StudentCar technology

Development & Research

Numerical Calculations and Simulations EHAKL - Contemporary engineering and technical procedures used in the design, delivery, diagnosis or revision of building structures, machinery or machine technology take advantage of computer aided engineering.
The department of calculations and simulations has long been dedicated to the verification, modification and optimization of engineering designs by means of computer modeling by means of analytical calculations and numerical simulations using the FEM method.
Strength calculations, special simulations and variant analyses.
Prediction of properties and design of structural modifications for reverberation and reverberation-free
acoustic chambers.

Noise measurements in an anechoic chamber.
Multichannel measurements of all common acoustic quantities (sound pressure, sound intensity, sound power).
All standardised measurements.
Noise measurements in combination with vibration measurements.
Design and development of methodology for selected applications, provision of measurements including processing of results.
Training in noise and vibration measurement.
Noise measurements outside the laboratory/field measurements.

Multi-channel measurements of all common vibration-defining quantities.
All standardised measurements.
Noise measurements combined with vibration measurements.
Design and development of methodologies for selected applications.
Vibration isolation design, vibration testing, modal analysis and vibration waveform display.

We are able to design, manufacture, assemble and test single purpose test machines according to specified parameters. We use state-of-the-art 3D design methods, FEA software for strength or dynamic calculations and kinematic simulations.

Noise measurements in combination with vibration measurements. Design and development of methodology for selected applications, provision of measurements including processing of results.

Complete design and implementation of acoustic workstations according to the client's requirements, preparation for certification.

Complete development of 3D designs and realization of acoustic workplaces according to the client's requirements, subsequent production, assembly, measurement of properties and certification.

Equipment for VIM Seco/Warwick with gravity casting and/or casting on water cooled Cu wheel (up to 10 kg charge).
Supercast equipment for induction melting of metal alloys with centrifugal casting.

XERION XVAC high temperature resistance furnace up to 1650 °C for annealing samples in vacuum or Ar atmosphere.
Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) - HIP equipment is unique in the Czech Republic. Cooperation with a number of industrial companies and research institutes is underway in the field of the after-melting of castings (PBS Velká Bíteš, a.s.), sintered components (Vibrom, s.r.o., ŽDB, a.s., Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences) and prints prepared by the SLM method (ZČU, Galvamet, s.r.o.).

Laser particle size analyser MasterSizer 3000 (Malvern).
Helium pycnometer for skeletal density determination (Accupyc).
Preparation of powder materials by crushing and grinding (disc mill and jaw crusher), their forming using a hydraulic press or isostatic press (CIP).
Grinding and mechanical alloying of metal powders (ball mill).

Metallographic cutting of metal and composite materials.
Structural and chemical analysis of materials using LOM, SEM (EDS).
Determination of porosity and density of materials using He pyknometer.
Quantitative characterisation of individual structural components by SEM, LOM and image analysis.