Project portfolio

High speed trains

HST - PESA Bydgoszcz

 

Kinematic gauge calculations and preliminary multibody simulations of a trainset for 250 km/h

Electric multiple units

ELF II family

Jakobs bogie-type EMU's for Polish market

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

  ride comfort optimization acc. to EN 12299

  characteristic wind curve determination acc. to EN 14067

  implementation of 2-point leveling system of air suspension instead of 4-point system in previous vehicles

 

Effects: unification of suspension for all vehicles that are operated in Poland and ca. 25x reduction of air consumption by air suspension system during curve negotiation.

ELF.eu

non-Jakobs EMU's for foreign markets

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

  ride comfort optimization acc. to EN 12299

  characteristic wind curve determination acc. to EN 14067

ELF 3 (ex REGIO160)

Jakobs bogie-type EMU's for Polish and foreign markets

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

  ride comfort optimization acc. to EN 12299

  characteristic wind curve determination acc. to EN 14067

EMU 43WE

Long-distance Jakobs bogie-type EMU's for Polish market

 

Multibody simulations and spring calculations due to increased payload of vehicle

 

Effects: due to primary suspension spring replacement the vehicle may carry more passengers and it is more efficient for the operator

308B (EN81)

 

Optimisation of safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

 

Effects: after the replacement of primary suspension elastic elements vehicles were able to re-enter the rail traffic

ED72Ac

 

Kinematic gauge calculations of additional equipment mounted on the roof

33WE (EN97)

 

Part of the motor and trailer bogie design team

Diesel multiple units

DMU LINK 632 and 633 for Deutsche Bahn

Jakobs-type 2- and 3-car regional DMU's for German market (140 km/h)

 

Kinematic gauge calculations acc. to EN 15273-2 and German national rules

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 and DB Regio requiremens

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination (equivalent conicity up to 0,8)

DMU LINK

Jakobs-type 2-car DMU's for German and Polish market (140 km/h)

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

REGIO160 DMU family

Jakobs-type 2-car DMU's for foreign and domestic market

 

Kinematic gauge calculations acc. to EN 15273-2

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

  ride comfort optimization acc. to EN 12299

DMU: 730M, 730ML, 760M

non-Jakobs DMU's for eastern Europe markets (Lithuania, Belarus)

 

  Kinematic gauge calculations acc. to GOST 9238-2013 (1-T contour)

  Multibody simulations acc. to GOST 34093-2017 (running dynamics and stability indexes, overturning resistance)

  End-of-train lights visibility on curve analysis

 

Effects: engineering of the longest and the strongest DMU from Poland: PESA 760M for interregio traffic in Belarus (4 powerpacks, ca. 2400 kW power, 6 cars, 140 km/h)

ATR220 and ATR220Tr

Jakobs-type 3-car DMU for regional traffic for Italian and Polish market

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination and verification during operation after conicity measurements

RegioTwister

Two-axles passenger vehicle with one driver cab

 

My own idea of a passenger vehicle of one driver cab with 180-degree carbody rotation capability.

Locomotives

GAMA family

Diesel-electric and electric 4-axles locomotives (160 km/h)

 

Kinematic gauge calculations acc. to EN 15273-2

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  optimisation of stability of the vehicle

  optimisation of suspension

303Da (ST46)

Diesel-electric locomotive modernisation.

 

Part of the bogie design team.

Passenger coaches

WAG230 project

Development of a new coach bogie for a speed of 230 km/h

 

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations acc. to EN 14363 requirements

  safety against derailment acc. to EN 14363

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

  ride comfort optimization acc. to EN 12299

150C (ex. 150A)

Modernisation of passenger coach type 150A for a speed of 300 km/h

 

Part of the bogie design team

Kinematic gauge calculations of various passenger coaches projects

 

141A-10

141A-20

111A-20

111A-30

152A-10

152Aa-10

154A-10

154Aa-10

Z1A

Trams

Jazz tram family

3-car (134N type) and 5-car (128N type) trams

with independently rotating wheels

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations with consideration of the traction motor control system

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

Swing tram family

Operates in:

Iași (Romania) - 122NaJ type,

Toruń - 121NbT and 122NbT types

Bydgoszcz (Poland) - 121NaB and 122NaB types

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

2014N for Kraków, Poland

The longest tram in Poland in 2026 - 42,83 m 

 

Design of motor bogie 2014PNG type.

2010N-10 for Częstochowa, Poland

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

  optimisation of the hydraulic damper system

2015N for Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

 

Kinematic gauge calculations

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

2017N and 2012N-10 for Chorzów, Poland

 

Kinematic gauge calculations (compliant with PN-K-92008 standard and specific Client infrastructure requirements)

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

 

Effects: suspension unifications (springs and other elastic elements) between bogies of tram 2017N (short version) and 2012N-10 (long version)

145N for Craiova, Romania

Kinematic gauge calculations acc. to Romanian standard SR 13353-5

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

146N for Wrocław, Poland

 

Kinematic gauge calculations (compliant with PN-K-92008 standard and specific Client infrastructure requirements)

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

147N for Tallinn, Estonia

Kinematic gauge calculations (compliant with EVS 843:2016 standard and specific Client infrastructure requirements)

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

  development of new wheel profile, compliant with Client's infrastructure (mainly Ri60 rails)

 

Effects: significant reduction in curve negotiation noise and wheel wear

 

148N for Kraków, Poland

 

Kinematic gauge calculations (compliant with PN-K-92008 standard and specific Client infrastructure requirements)

Multibody simulations:

 

  ontrack simulations

  safety against derailment acc. to self-developed methodology

  roll coefficient

  critical speed determination

Kinematic gauge calculations of various tram configurations

 

  Tram for Prague and Plzeň acc. to Czech standard ČSN 28 0318

  Tram for Košice acc. to Slovak standard STN 28 0337

  Tram for Jerusalem acc. to Israeli standard SI 5350

  Tram for Rome and Naples acc. to Italian standard UNI 7156

  Tram for Osijek, Croatia

  Tram for Edmonton, Canada

  Tram for Woltersdorf, Germany

  Tram for Bergen, Norway

  Tram for Porto, Portugal

  Tram for Uppsala, Sweden

  Tram for Tampere, Finland

 

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