Master of Science in Vehicle Engineering
Kaunas University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Kaunas, Lithuania
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 5,157 / per year
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
Before long, the world will have to deal with the inevitable problem of fossil fuel shortage, which will force us to look for alternative solutions for transporting people and goods. Transport researchers and government agencies need to address the growing negative impacts of the transport system on humans and the environment, and new knowledge from transport engineers is particularly needed.
In this KTU MSc Vehicle Engineering program, you will acquire new knowledge and competencies necessary to meet the challenges of the contemporary transport industry. The curriculum of the program was designed to educate you on the methodology for the development of green vehicles, that can be equipped with hybrid powertrains or running on alternative fuels, and exploration of scientific engineering solutions for improved performance of powertrains.
As a qualified vehicle engineering professional, you will significantly contribute to the safe and sustainable transport and logistics system of the future.
- Updated labs of Transportation and Mechatronic Systems, Aerodynamics equipped with a wind tunnel, DL, TRITOP technologies, and VISSIM and VISUM software are open for student research projects
- You will use state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and design environments, such as CATIA, ADAMS
- This is an MA+ study program, which means that while studying, you will have the possibility to acquire individually chosen competencies or select the career an expert path
Top reasons to study at KTU
- Studies and research are carried out in modern laboratories of Transportation and Mechatronic Systems, Aerodynamics: wind tunnel, using DL, TRITOP equipment and VISSIM and VISUM software.
- Application of the state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and design environments – CATIA, ADAMS, etc. – employed by the international companies working in the industry of development of the vehicles.
- Master+ model offers either a masterpiece in the specialization or strengthens managerial/interdisciplinary skills by choosing an individual set of competencies required for a career.
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Curriculum
Program structure
Expertise in links between aspects and technological solutions in project management and business transport sector and their economic outcomes
- Sustainable transport development
- Quality in transport
Planning and implementation of analytical, modeling, and experimental research in vehicles, systems, and technological processes
- Adaptive mechanics: theory, links, mechanisms
- Tests of transport means
- Numerical mechanics of the deformable solid body
Development and application of vehicle- or system-specific models
- Transport systems
- Control systems of train
- Stability of transport means
Improvement and design of vehicles, process equipment, and systems
- Vehicle dynamics
- Dynamics of train
- Vehicle design
Program Outcome
Student’s competencies
- Knowledge of project management and business aspects in the transportation industry, and links between technological solutions and their economic effects
- Analytical thinking
- Planning and realization of the research for modeling and experimental vehicles, systems, and technological processes
- Development and application of models
- Improvement and design of vehicles and technological equipment
- Openness to experience
- Management of critical situations
Student’s skills
- Able to design equipment
- Able to apply relevant methods and technologies
- Able to develop, improve vehicles and their systems
- Able to modernize equipment
- Able to create merger models for vehicles and transportation systems
- Able to perform research and synthesis of models
Career Opportunities
Successful career prospects
Creative graduates of the program who relate their future with engineering activities have excellent prospects of international career while working at the companies of design, production, and maintenance of the vehicles and participating in various production and renovation projects: from transport engineers constructors/researchers to project managers and managers of transport company/section.
You may become
Transportation and mechanical systems specialist
- Research and development of vehicles and other processes of mechanical systems, systems, and their parts
- Assessment and analysis of vehicle systems and products in terms of direct use and lifecycle analysis
- Development of ecological vehicles with hybrid power stations, alternative fuel, increase of the efficiency of power plants
Designer of vehicles and mechanical equipment
- Design and testing of vehicles and other mechanical systems
- Design of suspension systems, modernization, and development of engine processes
- Design of body templates for virtual research and testing of impact
Transportation system specialist
- Assessment of transportation systems’ braking, stability, and transportation safety systems
- Analysis and development of new technologies for vehicle dynamics, traffic safety in terms of technical and social aspects, taking into consideration sustainable society technologies and economic aspect
- Operation of methodology for the development of the models adequate for the transportation system in the process of development and introduction of methodologies, algorithms, software enabling a simpler, faster, and more reliable modeling of interactions of transportation infrastructure, vehicles, and traffic flows
- Development and creation of safe and sustainable transportation and logistics systems
Technological process management and production specialist
- Is provided the foundation for management of technological processes and knowledge of production at various levels
- Provided knowledge and competencies required for the development of sustainable and mobile technologies corresponding to the industry’s needs