Design and Process Engineering
· Designing, construction, calculation, technology of manufacturing, technical preparation of manufacturing including assembly and testing,
· Thermal and nuclear power plant devices such as steam and combustion turbines, steam generators, steam power plants and heating plants including nuclear power stations, industrial power engineering and their environmental aspects,
· Water turbines, hydrodynamic and hydrostatic pumps, piping systems, hydroelectric power plants, and pumping stations,
· Machinary and devices for chemical industry, food-stuff industry, and biotechnological treatment lines,
· Construction, modelling and theoretical studies of machines and devices for cutting, forming machines, industrial robots, and manipulators,
· Machine parts and mechanisms, methodology of designing machine elements and working mechanisms of general application with consideration of stochastic qualities of inputs, including the application of special types of machines and devices,
· Cars, vans and lorries, buses, trailers, semi-trailers, and motorcycles,
· Combustion engines for all types of vehicle drives, simulation of combustion engine thermomechanical systems, dynamics of driving gear, engine accessories, ecology,
· Machines and devices for in-plant handling of material and handling between operations, for the mining and transport of building materials, for passenger conveyance in buildings,
· Aerodynamic calculation and designing, flight mechanics, fatigue and durability of aircraft constructions, aeroelasticity of aircraft,
· Quality of machine industry production.

prof. Ing. Václav Píštěk, DrSc.

1. Design of a walking autonomous mechanism and its simulation of movements in difficult terrain

   For a chosen walking autonomous mechanism it is necessary to design the means of simulation by a suitable method of dynamic walking, where it must not fall or wedge. The design has to be optimized by time so that the mechanism moves safely and quickly. To process partial processes of modeling walking of mechanics with a selected structure of 2 and 4 feet, virtual reality will also be used.

   Tutor: Knoflíček Radek, doc. Ing., Dr.

2. Methodology of machine tool’s electric drive system modeling

   The aim of the dissertation thesis is to develop a methodology for the creation of complex mathematical models of the electric drives system for the preparation of so-called virtual twins. In the thesis, models of different complexities will be worked out as required (e.g. models for energy intensity versus models for dynamics). Within the model, the issue of parameter changes will also be addressed due to tolerances, changes in operating conditions, nonlinearities, etc.

   Tutor: Huzlík Rostislav, Ing., Ph.D.

3. Robotic manufacturing systems in the context of industry visions 4.0

   The future theme of the dissertation thesis is based on an analysis of the requirements of Industry 4.0 in relation to robotized production systems with the aim of achieving interactive interaction in the form of robotics cells design methodology.

   Tutor: Knoflíček Radek, doc. Ing., Dr.

4. System approach to creating a virtual model of a CNC machine tool

   The aim of this dissertation is to create a suitable virtual model of a CNC machine tool based on a system approach. The virtual model is assumed to be interactive. This virtual model will simulate the future work of a real CNC machine tool. The expected output of the thesis is that based on the created virtual model, any structural and operational errors will be eliminated, which would only appear on the finished machine.

   Tutor: Marek Jiří, prof. Dr. Ing., Ph.D., DBA

5. Total productive maintenance (TPM) of engineering job production

   Currently the maintenance in the industrial practice is developed towards the total productive maintenance. These tendencies are solved in companies with a job production or sometimes called a one-off production. The reason why TPM is not implemented in this type of production so far is that there are considerably amount of distinctive problems. An object-matter of proposed doctoral thesis is directed at the engineering job production with an effort to solve individual areas of TPM such as technical competences, technical losses, maintenance costs, spare parts and stock supplies, overhauls, autonomous, preventive and predictive maintenance and a know-how management. All of these things will be solved consistently and in accordance with tendencies of Industry 4.0 and Maintenance 4.0 with emphasis on proper outputs and their integration into modern control systems of maintenance and management of particular engineering plants.

   Tutor: Hammer Miloš, doc. Ing., CSc.