Laboratory of Transport Engineering and Logistics
The Laboratory of Transport Engineering and Logistics is a subdivision of Faculty of Transport Engineering, founded in 2017. The established laboratory combines separate laboratories previously ran by departments of Faculty of Transport Engineering, such as internal combustion engines, automotive exploitation, exploitation materials, electrical equipment, traffic participant psychophysiology, hydraulic drivers, railway transport, logistics and other laboratories. Better and wider opportunities of scientific researches of the Faculty of Transport Engineering are ensured this way. Also there are better education opportunities for future and existing specialists in transport engineering and logistics.
It is important that future employees in the transport sector would be able to think practically and critically and they would not be afraid to look for new solutions to solve emerging problems. For this reason, the activities of the laboratory are closely linked to progress creation and application in the field of transport engineering, and the main goal of the laboratory is to contribute to the scientific activities and study process of the Faculty of Transport Engineering. The equipment of the Laboratory of Transport Engineering and Logistics is constantly maintained, improved and updated. This ensures the opportunity for all cycles’ students, teachers and researchers to develop engineering thinking, perform various laboratory works and researches.
It is important that future employees in the transport sector would be able to think practically and critically and they would not be afraid to look for new solutions to solve emerging problems. For this reason, the activities of the laboratory are closely linked to progress creation and application in the field of transport engineering, and the main goal of the laboratory is to contribute to the scientific activities and study process of the Faculty of Transport Engineering. The equipment of the Laboratory of Transport Engineering and Logistics is constantly maintained, improved and updated. This ensures the opportunity for all cycles’ students, teachers and researchers to develop engineering thinking, perform various laboratory works and researches.
Laboratory work
The equipment available at the Laboratory of Transport Engineering and Logistics provides the opportunity to perform the following laboratory works and researches:
- Research related to automotive exploitation; power measurement; simulation of driving modes; determination of traction characteristics; determination of fuel consumption rates; determination of engine exhaust emissions and composition;
- Automotive technical condition check; diagnostics of electronic control systems; batteries diagnostics; automotive body dye layer thickness measurements;
- Experimental researches of internal combustion engines; motor testing of fuel and fuel mixtures; motor testing of various additives used for internal combustion engines; computer simulation of internal combustion engines;
- The influence of automobile’s active and passive safety systems on safe traffic and researches of their improvement possibilities; tests to determine the impact of car suspension, tires and others constructional elements on its stability; provision of proposals to state institutions preparing laws and other legislation related to safe traffic; the formation of causes of traffic accidents and process research;
- Determination of drivers' personality and psychophysiological characteristics;
- Determination of the dynamic viscosity of oil products; determination of the flashpoint of oil products; determination of fuel cetane and octane number; determination of water impurities in fuel; determination of oil acidity;
- Diagnostic researches of transport technological equipment; vibration analysis; ultrasonic detection of defects in material, welding seams; material thickness measurement; determination of material hardness;
- Joining of hydraulic and pneumatic actuators’ elements on a laboratory stand, their management, determination of basic parameters;
- Inspection of lifts; inspection of lifts catchers; determination of lifting speeds and accelerations; doors closing forces and speed measurement;
- Researches of transport traffic flow; automated classification of vehicles; determination of vehicles driving speed and direction, distance between vehicles measurement; mathematical modeling of traffic flows;
- Analysis of DC electric drives; determination of mechanical and energetic characteristics in various operating modes; analysis of DC motors speed control;
- Determination of mechanical and energetic characteristics of asynchronous drives under various operating modes (motor, regenerative and dynamic braking); analysis of asynchronous motors speed control;
- 4Q converter - DC motor drive speed performance tests; research of electric drives control methods; analysis of motor idling speed, motor and regenerative braking modes;
- Analysis of mechanical characteristics of asynchronous frequency drive; analysis of asynchronous motor control methods; research of acceleration characteristics of unloaded and loaded motor.
Laboratories
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Innovative Equipment and Advanced Capabilities
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LABORATORY OF VEHICLE ENGINES AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS
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The laboratory is equipped with two different engine test rigs—one for diesel engines and one for gasoline engines. It includes tools for observing various engine operation parameters, such as fuel combustion, exhaust gas composition, and temperature. This equipment allows for research on different compositions of alternative fuels. Additionally, we are planning to create a new engine stand for experiments with hydrogen.
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LABORATORY OF VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
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The laboratory is equipped with all essential equipment for automotive maintenance, including test rigs for vehicle power measurement, brake and suspension damping evaluation, wheel service, tools for computer diagnostics, exhaust gas measurement, lighting adjustment, and other conventional tools.
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LABORATORY OF HYDRAULIC, PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS AND PIPELINE TRANSPORT
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The laboratory is equipped with "Festo" workstation for learning about hydraulic and pneumatic drive systems, an "Inteco" tank rig for demonstrating and learning pipeline control, and a petrol pump testing rig. Additionally, we are planning to acquire a hydraulic pumps operation rig and a hydraulic shock imitation workstation for modeling processes in pipeline transport systems.
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LABORATORY OF VEHICLES PROTOTYPING
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The laboratory is equipped with tools for prototyping, repair, and fabrication of vehicle components. This includes machinery for 3D printing, welding, and assembly, as well as specialized tools for custom modifications and innovative design work.
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STUDENTS TECHNICAL CREATIVITY WORKSHOP
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Our workshop provides a liberated environment where students can freely engage in technical creativity, independent of their academic routines. It is designed to foster innovation and hands-on learning, allowing students to explore and develop their technical skills.
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LABORATORY OF VEHICLE CHASSIS AND TRANSMISSIONS
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The laboratory is equipped with demonstration stands for light and heavy vehicle transmissions as well as advanced equipment for vehicle chassis research including dynamometers for individual parameterisation of shock absorber and spring, and two quarter car test rigs with wheel force transducer and controlled ABS.
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LABORATORY OF TRAFFIC SAFETY
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The laboratory contains three different driving simulators which are equipped with advanced sensor systems for monitoring physical and psychological driver’s features, such as reaction time, coordination, eye-tracking, traffic perception, comfort sensation, etc.
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LABORATORY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS CONTROL
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The laboratory is equipped with “Inteco” mechatronic rigs for investigating the application and capabilities of control algorithms in mechanical, aerodynamic, hydraulic, and magnetic systems.
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LABORATORY OF VEHICLE ELECTRIC DRIVES
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The laboratory contains modular training rigs for learning about vehicle electric drive systems and their control methods.
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LABORATORY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTICS
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The laboratory contains equipment for nondestructive testing (NDT), including ultrasonic flaw detectors, Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) tools, liquid penetrant application systems, borescopes, videoscopes, microscopes, infrared cameras, accelerometer systems, and more.
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LABORATORY OF VEHICLES ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
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The laboratory is equipped with an automotive electronics system diagnostic rig for maintenance operation learning. It also provides capabilities for learning diagnostics of starters and generators, as well as hands-on learning in other automotive electric and electronic systems.
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LABORATORY OF VEHICLE MATERIALS
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The laboratory is equipped in cooperation with Jungent Lietuva (the official Shell company dealer in Lithuania), contains advanced equipment for testing and researching motor oil, fuel, and other operational vehicle materials.
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- Page administrators:
- Lijana Maskeliūnaitė
- Rasa Prentkovskienė
- Dominykas Eičinas
- Karolina Kardokaitė
- Ugnė Daraškevičiūtė