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Overview
What you will study
The Rail Vehicle Technology course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology gives a short introduction to railway systems and then focuses on rail vehicles.
The course aim is to give you the fundamentals of railway systems and, in particular, to describe the components and functions of rail vehicles as well as the various demands a rail vehicle must fulfil. The course should give you a good platform for work in the field of railway engineering.
After a completed course, you should be able to:- clarify the different parts in railway systems and their possibilities and limitations
- explain how bogies, carbody tilting, traction and brake systems work and can be improved
- calculate train performance like acceleration and braking capacity, average speed and energy consumption
- determine outer dimensions and interior design for a train at a given operational task
- discuss the trends and future potential for railway traffic
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Railway technology.
- Track technology.
- Rail vehicles - overview.
- The railway and the environment: energy consumption, air pollutions, external noise, external vibrations.
- Railway traffic development and future.
- Rail vehicles - technical basis.
- Aerodynamics and running resistance.
- Running gear, bogies and car body tilting.
- Traction technology: traction motors, transmission, traction mechanics and current collection.
- Braking technology.
- Car bodies.
- Passenger environment, interior design and auxiliary power.
- Internal noise, internal vibrations and climate resistance.
- Rail vehicle market and development.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
7 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Mechanical Engineering Transportation Engineering View 3 other Short Courses in Transportation Engineering in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 90
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Other requirements
General requirements
- 150 university credits (hp) In engineering.
- Documented proficiency in English corresponding to English B/ English 6.
Tuition Fee
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 3 months.
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or hold a residence permit in Sweden for something other than studies you generally do not have to pay tuition fees.
Living costs for Stockholm
9668 - 17248 SEK /month
Living costs
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