Research at UAIK, as well as cooperation with industry, has been project-oriented for over 50 years, focusing on solutions to conceptual tasks for sector development, systemic solutions for implemented products, and individual machines and equipment for transport and handling technology, issues in the automotive and shipbuilding industries, as well as studying the influence of selected geometric and strength parameters of structural units used for power transmission with the aim of achieving optimal tribological and ecological characteristics.
Research in the Field of Gear Transmissions
The institute also addresses current theoretical issues in
- computer simulation of contact tasks in the field of gear transmissions and rotary motion transmission devices,
- drives converting rotary motion into linear motion, considering the ecological requirements imposed on equipment operating in environments with increased ecological demands,
- tribological processes, lubrication issues, coating applications on contact surfaces, as well as strength and durability characteristics of drives with the aim of minimizing their negative impact on the environment and workplace.
Research in the Field of Mobile Working Machines
Research in the area of mobile working machines focuses on:
- development of methodologies and procedures for designing and verifying a virtual modular structure to create a platform-oriented segment of mobile working machines with optimal parameters,
- research on timeless design with the application of next-generation structural materials in mobile working machine modules,
- optimization of alternative types of structural mechanisms of working devices and machine drives in terms of the energy demands of power transmission.
Research in the Field of Generative Design
Between 2012 and 2015, the institute conducted the project EŠF 26240220076 "Industrial research of methods and procedures for generative design and knowledge engineering for automotive development." The main goal of researching generative design of automobiles and the use of knowledge engineering elements is to define an original methodology or design philosophy for automobile structural assemblies to accelerate and improve the entire design process. The new methodology is to be based on a database of patterns of already implemented and successfully tested automotive components, with new solutions generated from such components but considering limitations and requirements defined by related vehicle structural assemblies.
Research in the Field of Automobiles and Internal Combustion Engines
- vehicle autonomy
- research on rubber-metal components for mounting power units
- internal combustion engines powered by alternative fuels produced from renewable energy sources
- cogeneration units powered by internal combustion engines running on natural and synthesis gas
- modeling and optimization of unsteady flow in pipeline systems
- modeling of working cycles of internal combustion engines
- nonlinearities in vehicle driving dynamics
- analysis of directional dynamics of motor vehicles
- analysis of partial noise sources of road motor vehicles, other means of transport, and working machines
- design of exhaust noise silencers for internal combustion engines as well as silencers for various ventilation systems
- optimization and design of ship drives, design of ship systems