Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Profile
n Bachelor’s and Master’s degree
programme Industrial Design;
n Fundamental subjects in all mechanical
engineering Bachelor’s degree
programmes;
n Master’s degree in Mechanical
Engineering Design;
n Doctoral degree in Design and Process
Engineering.
Research Areas
... in cooperation with Division of Virtual
Machine Design and Testing of NETME
Centre
n Tribology – thin lubrication films,
roughness and topography, lubricant
and rubbing surfaces properties, friction,
rolling contact fatigue;
n Technical diagnostics – optimization
of methods for car testing, localization
of noise sources, self excited vibration of
bearings, identification of parameters for
simulation and modelling, magnetorheological
dampers;
n Mechanical design and virtual prototyping
– 3D optical digitalization, quality
control, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping,
cavity testing;
n Fatigue properties – high cycle fatigue
properties, bearing life testing, acoustic
emission, contact fatigue monitoring,
damage diagnostic of machine parts;
n Industrial design – ergonomics,
3D digital modelling, graphic design and
typography, visual communication
design, product design, experimental
and transport design.
Specialized Laboratories and Equipment
n High-end 3D scanners for digitalization
of machine components with dimensions
ranging from millimetres to several meters
with high precision (0.01 mm);
n 3D printers for rapid manufacturing of
functional metal and plastic prototype
parts;
n Unique equipment for measuring and
simulation of tribological parameters
of rubbing surfaces such as Mini Traction
Machine for friction measurement,
Optical Profiler for measuring of surface
microtopography and Optical Tribometers
for measurement of lubricant film
thickness in wide range of operating
conditions;
n Low-reflection (semi-anechoic) acoustic
chamber for measurement of acoustic
power in accordance with ISO 3745;
n Microphone arrays for localization
of noise sources using SONAH and
Beamforming methods.
Other Activities
n Annual Conference of Diploma Projects
for students of design and applied
mechanics;
n Summer schools for secondary and university
students focused on
3D scanning, digital design tools and
hand drawing;
n Annual exhibitions in the Technical
Museum in Brno – presentation of final
work of new graduates in Industrial
Design.
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