Scientific research in the Department of Machine Design and Automotive Engineering

Short descriptions of various research subjects taken up at the Department of Machine Design and Automotive Engineering are included in the paper. The subjects cover a wide range of bearing systems and tribology research and the research on tires and road surfaces. A third field of activity is biomedical engineering – with the attempts to improve methods of modelling biological materials in FEM calculations. The Department has a significant laboratory equipment for both tribology and automotive research, including unique test rigs for journal and thrust bearings and trailers for measuring noise and rolling resistance of car tires. The equipment is used for research grants and R&D project realized for the industry.