Department of Construction Machinery
Research activity
- Mechanical engineering and design of construction machinery;
- Mechanical engineering and design of hydraulic drive and control systems;
- Experimental investigation and modelling of processes of soil and rock engineering with earthwork machinery;
- Experimental investigation and modelling of soil and rock strength properties;
- Experimental investigation and modelling of processes of rock crushing in impact crushers;
- Experimental investigation and modelling of automation processes and operation optimisation of construction machinery;
- Modelling of advanced plastic deformation of metals under ECAP, CEC and KOBO processes – FEM simulations and upper estimation of limit load capacity;
- Constitutive modelling of cyclic deformation of metals;
- Methodology of automation of construction machinery operations;
- Formation of simulation models of construction machinery and tractors;
- Battleground robotisation issues;
- Design and construction of operator-machine-environment interfaces.