Centre for Modern Mobility

Centre for Modern Mobility develops innovative solutions and technologies in the areas of rolling stock, logistics, agriculture and forestry. It creates and develops technologies, adapting them to the specific needs of the economy or individual customers. The centre includes research groups for vehicle and machine construction, simulation studies, electrical engineering, automation and robotics, and logistics.

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The Centre focuses activities of:​

Research Group for Construction, which includes:

The tasks of the Division for Rail Vehicles Development include scientific, R&D and implementation work on the design of components, systems, subsystems and complete systems for, i.a., passenger and freight rail vehicles, traction vehicles (including locomotives), rail-road vehicles, specialised body vehicles, vehicles with alternative power sources, power systems and units.

The tasks of the Divison for Braking Systems Development include carrying out scientific, R&D and implementation work in the field of pneumatic brake equipment, compressed air generation and treatment assemblies, mechanical brake systems, developing equipment prototypes, carrying out brake system modernisation work, performing brake system calculations and simulations.

The tasks of the Division for Gear Running Systems Development include scientific, R&D and implementation work on complete bogies for traction vehicles, complete bogies for passenger vehicles and complete bogies for freight vehicles.

The tasks of the Division for Agricultural and Forest Machines Development are to carry out scientific, research, development and implementation work on the design of tools, machinery and equipment used in agriculture and forestry for, i.a., tillage, mechanical crop care, seed sowing, fertilisation, plant protection, harvesting, loading, transporting agricultural and forestry crops.

The tasks of the Division for Modeling and Simulation include simulation studies in the areas of static and fatigue strength analyses and stability of superstructures, devices and equipment, strength analyses (by analytical and numerical methods) of bolted connections, mass distribution and centre of gravity calculations, determination of vehicle gauge outlines, calculations concerning the determination of traction characteristics and energy requirements, simulation of vehicle dynamics, simulation studies for the passive safety of structures (crashworthiness), thermal capacity calculations, analyses of gas and liquid flows, as well as R&D work concerning the development of authored calculation methods in programming languages.

Research Group for Electrical Engineering, Automation and Robotics

The tasks of the Research Group for Electrical Engineering, Automation and Robotics include scientific, R&D and implementation work in the field of electrical and electronic systems, control systems, automatic regulation of mobile or stationary devices and sensors and measurement systems, mechatronic devices.

Research Group for Logistics

The tasks of the Research Group for Logistics include carrying out scientific, R&D and implementation work in the area of logistics and supply chains, both at the level of process organisation and infrastructure, including, among others: design of transport management systems, design of warehouse organisation and technology, including distribution/production centres, design of inventory management systems.

Project and Product Management Department

This department acquires projects and ensures that they are carried out effectively and coordinates the creation of products that meet market needs. The tasks of the Project and Product Management Department include market analysis (researching trends and needs), evaluation of competitive solutions (analysis of competitor products), requirements development (defining product requirements), strategy and pricing (developing market strategy), sourcing project funding, preparing project and product documentation, managing the project portfolio by defining and monitoring the scope of work, scheduling and monitoring progress, cost control and resource allocation.

Areas of Activity:

Conducting scientific, R&D and implementation work in:

  • passenger and freight rail vehicles,
  • locomotives, road-rail and special vehicles,
  • complete bogies for rail vehicles,
  • drive systems and assemblies,
  • pneumatic brake equipment,
  • compressed air generation and treatment units,
  • models of pneumatic equipment.

Conducting scientific, R&D and implementation work on the design of tools, machines and equipment used in agriculture and forestry for, e.g.:

  • soil culvation,
  • mechanical crop care,
  • seed sowing,
  • fertilisation,
  • plant protection,
  • harvesting, loading and transport of agriculture and forestry products.

Performing simulation studies on:

  • analyses of the static and fatigue strength and stability of superstructures, devices and equipment,
  • strength analyses (analytical and numerical methods) of screw connections,
  • calculation of mass distribution and centers of gravity,
  • determining the outline of the vehicle gauge,
  • calculations for determining traction characteristics and energy requirements,
  • simulation of vehicle dynamics,
  • simulation studies on the passive safety of structures (crashworthiness),
  • heat capacity calculations,
  • analyses of gas and liquid flows,
  • R&D works on the development of proprietary computational methods in programming languages.

Scientific, R&D and implementation works in:

  • electrical and electronic systems,
  • control systems,
  • automatic regulation of mobile or stationary devices as well as sensors and measurement systems,
  • mechatronic devices.

Implementation of consulting services, application research, development and implementation works in the area of ​​logistics and supply chains, both at the level of process organization and infrastructure, including:

  • design of transport management systems,
  • designing the organization and technology of warehouses, including distribution/production centers,
  • designing inventory management systems.

Director
of the Centre for Modern Mobility
Mariusz Far

Acting Director
of the Centre for Modern Mobility, 
Head of the Research Group for Logistics
Marta Cudziło

Head of the Research Group for Construction
Mateusz Motyl

Head of the Research Group for Electrical Engineering, Automation and Robotics
Rafał Baran

See also other centres:

Centre for Laboratory Testing
Centre for Sustainable Economy
Centre for Digital Transformation