FH Aachen Rail Vehicle Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Enning

Prof. Dr. Raphael Pfaff
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Schmidt

FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences

2022-10-26

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Our University - FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences

Founded in 1971 as successor of several technical colleges

Close link between theory and practice
More than 230 professors and 700 employees in research and training
More than 12,000 students (19% from abroad)
53 Bachelor’s and 22 Master’s degree programmes in engineering
sciences, business studies and design
International degrees and research in cooperation with our partner
universities.
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics

Founded in 1902 as Royal Higher Mechanical Engineering School

Construction of the school building on Goethestrasse in 1907
Reopened in 1946 as State School of Mechanical Engineering Aachen
after 2 years of closure due to 2nd world war
Integration into FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences (1971)
Foundation of separate departments for Aeronautics and Aircraft
Construction (1955) and General Electrical Engineering (1957)
Extension of the faculty’s name to ”Mechanical Engineering and
Mechatronics”(2000)
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Research Group Railway Engineering

Formalized as separate focus

area in mechanical engineering
in 2010
Teaching and research in all
core systems of railway vehicles
Mechanical subsystems,
rail-wheel-interaction, brakes
and couplers
Electrical subsystems, traction
system, energy supply and
control
Railway systems engineering,
lifecycle and maintenance,
safety, interlockings and
simulation

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Who we are
Rail expertise from all perspectives: operator, integrator, supplier and science

Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Enning:

Railway Systems Engineering
Formerly RWTH Aachen
Experience:
Control Engineering
Freight
Adhesion control systems
Train protection systems
Networks
Traffic estimation

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Who we are
Rail expertise from all perspectives: operator, integrator, supplier and science

Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Schmidt

Railway Drive Systems
Electrical power supply and
grids
Formerly large Consulting
Firm
Experience:
Transport science
Consulting
Whole Life Cost
Safety and reliability
Bid Processes
Timetabling

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Who we are
Rail expertise from all perspectives: operator, integrator, supplier and science

Prof. Dr. Raphael Pfaff

Rail Vehicle Engineering
Formerly Faiveley Transport,
Siemens
Experience:
Braking systems
Buff and Draft Gears
System Engineering
Product Engineering
Reliability Engineering
Claim Management
Sales and Marketing

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What we do
Teaching, Research, Development and Consulting along the value chain in the rail sector

Teaching:
Rail Vehicle Engineering
Railway Drive System
Electrical Drives
Diesel and Hybrid Drives
Signalling and Interlockings
Control and Simulation
Techniques
Manufacturing and Marketing
Drives Technology
Electrical Drives
Pneumatics
Statistical Methods
Methods in Quality
Management

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What we do
Teaching, Research, Development and Consulting along the value chain in the rail sector

Research & Development:

Powered Wagons 1
Refurbishment of Electric
Locomotives 0.8
Reliability Estimation from F̄
Existing Data 0.6 h
Usage of Additive F̄sim
Manufacturing 0.4 F̂
Consulting:
ĥ
Technology Roadmapping 0.2 4h
Strategy Development
Operational Cost 0
Optimisation 0 5 10 15
and many more t/a

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Lab Space Rail Vehicle Engineering

Today: Extensions 2022:

Labs Goethestraße Center of Competence Mobility
250 m2 Aachen
Electrical drives lab 180 m2
Student project lab ”Railway Track
challenge” 15 kV power supply
Railway systems and control Vision: “Loco in a lab”
enginneering lab
Pneumatic brakes lab

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Vision 2022: “Loco in a Lab”
Common lab space for Rail Vehicle Engineering, Railway Drives and Railway Systems
Engineering

Cab simulation
700 kW electric motor test rig
Train braking system
Door system
+ Network communication
+ Hardware-in-the-Loop
+ Further subsystems, e.g.
Hybrid Drive
Pantograph
Compressed air generation

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Our seminars cover the following core topics:
Rail Vehicle Engineering (Mechanical Subsystems)
Railway traction and power supply (Electrical, Hydraulical and
Combustion Subsystems)
Railway control engineering
Railway civil infrastructure, capacity and timetabling
Maintenance and Lifecycle Costs
Seminars include
Classroom lectures
Classroom exercises
Lab or factory/depot exercises/visits
Project oriented work
Learning progress quizes
Certificate of attendance

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Core Modules: Rail Vehicle Engineering

Rail Vehicle Engineering 1 Rail Vehicle Engineering 2

(80 hours) (80 hours)
Introduction to Rail Vehicles Running dynamics and comfort
Taxonomy Vehicle types and components
Requirements
Structures
Human-Machine Interface
Running dynamics of rail Safety in Rail Vehicles
vehicles Buff and Draft Gear
Longitudinal dynamics Railway Braking System
Lateral dynamics Automatic Brake
Wheel rail interface Brake force generation
Vehicle design Compressed air supply
Principles Driver’s Brake Valve
Gauging ep-Brake, Emergency Brake
Wheel-Slide-Protection
Running gear
Operational Aspects

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Core Modules: Railway traction and power supply
Railway traction and power
supply 1 (80 hours)
Tractive forces
Running resistances
Drive Train dynamics
Power Collection
Power Transformers
Power electronics
Electrical Motors
Characteristics
Control system
Gear system
Wheel Slip Prevention
Enning, Pfaff, Schmidt (FH Aachen)
Railway traction and power
supply 2 (80 hours)
Diesel Engines
Design principles
Power conversion
Efficiency
Adjustment
Maintenance
Diesel-Electric Drivetrain
Generators and Converters
Diesel-Hydraulic Drivetrain
Design Principles
Power Conversion
Energy Storage
Battery Systems
Battery Management
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Core Modules: Railway control engineering

Signalling and Interlockings Control and Simulation

(80 hours) Techniques (80 hours)
Signal types Control Systems for Rail
Vehicles
Block signalling
Requirements
Train Protection Systems Architectures
Intermittent TPS (PZB) Bus communication (MVB,
Continuous Train Control WTB, CAN, ...)
(LZB) Documentation
European Train Control Testing
System (ETCS) Simulation and control
Cab signalling applications
Interlocking architecture Impact simulation
Door control system

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Railway civil infrastructure, capacity and timetabling

Railway civil infrastructure Line Capacity and timetabling

(80 hours) (80 hours)
Line design and earth Capacity calculation
movements Analytical methods
Timetable based methods
Culverts and bridges
Train dynamics and interlocking
Ballast, sleepers, track materials
times
Rails and Rail fastening
Passenger dwell times
Points/Switches and Crossings
Delay estimation and
Level crossings management
Platforms and Passenger Energy saving speed control
stations
Scheduling, dispatching and
Freight yards operations center management
Maintenance yards

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Maintenance and Lifecycle Costs

Quality and Safety during

Lifecycle (20 hours)
Qualitymanagement according
to ISO 9001
RAMS/LCC-Optimization of
Vehicles and Components
Management of approval and
certification processes
Maintenance Strategies and
Management of Maintenance

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Additional Modules

Manufacturing and Marketing of

Rail Vehicles (5 credits)
Market segmentation
Market barriers
Contract design
Requirements Engineering
Project estimation
Project planning
Rail Vehicle Structures
Welding
Screw connections
Corrosion protection
Commissioning
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Contact information

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Kfm. Bernd Schmidt

Department of mechanical engineering and
mechatronics
b.schmidt@fh-aachen.de
www.fh-aachen.de
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