CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering VTP Roztoky, Přílepská 1920, 252 63

Roztoky u Prahy, Czech rep. + 420 224 352 502; +420 246 003 700;

+420 603 507 194 Bohumil.Mares@fs.cvut.cz www.cvum.eu

“Vehicles should serve people – not vice versa.“

Ing. Bohumil Mareš, Ph.D.Head of Centre

CENTRE FOR VEHICLES WITH SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY (CVUM)

THE FIELD OF COMPETENCE OF THE HEAD OF THE CENTREThe field of competence of Ing. Mareš is internal dynamics of combustion engines and application of experimental methods combined with mathematical modelling in rese-arch in processes proceeding in the cylinder of a combusti-on engine. More detailed knowledge of the structure of flow patterns, creation of mixtures of fuel with air and the process of burning are one of the ways how to increase the efficien-cy of piston combustion engines and to observe constantly stricter emission standards.

EXTENSIVE PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE CZECH

GOVERNMENT AND THE EUCVUM was established with considerable financial support from the Operational Pro-gramme “Reasearch and Development for Innovation“ (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic). The project “Acquisition of Technology for the Cen-

tre for Vehicles of Sustai-nable Mobility“ (org.no. CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0125) obtained a subsidy of CZK 195.667.200, the greater part of which, as obvious from the name of the pro-ject, serves for investments (CZK 152.300.000). 85% of the subsidy is compensa-ted from the Structural Fund of EU and 15% from the state budget. The total costs of the project for the period of its duration are naturally much higher, and including ineligible costs and the ineligible part of VAT are nearly CZK 280 mio.

Detail of the distribution of operating and calibration gases

VTP Building at Roztoky view from the front Exhaust gas dilution system for certification of ICE

Vehicle testing room – cylindrical brake

A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTOwing to the fact that the Czech Technical University in Prague investigates its project at the Science and Techno-logy Park (VTP) at Roztoky near Prague, it is necessary in the assessment of costs to include the resources expen-ded by the company Trigema, J.S.C. on the building and infrastructure of VTP. The investment indicated here is approximately CZK 300 mio.

FOR BETTER POWERTRAINSResearch at CVUM is focused on new ways of handling technical issues and those presently optimized in the field of both piston internal combustion engines for vehicles and for power engineering (especially cogene-ration heat&power units), and vehicle powertrains inclu-ding electrical and hybrid ones. The integrated control of powertrains of all of the above mentioned types plays an important role with respect to efficiency, environmental friendliness and from the viewpoint of mobility, also for their utility value.

DRIVE ECONOMICALLY, SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY Outputs from this program, which are directly applicable to industry, are based on a logistic approach to innovative con-cepts and optimization of automotive powertrains. They can use both internal combustion engines and electric drives with energy accumulation. Efficient, environmentally friendly, safe, dynamic and comfortable vehicles design is supported by Centre activities on the basis of evaluation of virtual reality and experiments. Implementation of developed powertrain for cars of the lower and lower-medium class will make it po-ssible to reduce road fuel consumption significantly.

COOPERATION CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDED One of the tasks of CVUM is to extend cooperation and expand existing relations with partners from the application sphere (enterprises, end-users of results), and also to extend the sys-tem of activities pertaining to involvement in various types of international scientific projects. The number of scientific per-sonnel grows continuously, bachelor and master study pro-gramme students not only from CTU faculties but also from other technical colleges increasingly participate in the rese-arch activities of CVUM.

Preparing a test at the laboratory of combustion engines

Work in a laboratory equipped with an experimental one-cylinder engine.

Detail of a one-cylinder experimental engine

Closed-loop gearbox test stand

Stand for testing combustion engines