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  • petr.voltr@upce.cz
  • 466 038 505
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  • Faculty of Transport Engineering

    Educational and research centre in transport (50670)

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    associate professor
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    By appointment, possible also online (MS Teams).

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Teaching

KDPD/AIVC (2024) G - - -
KDPD/ASZTV (2024) G - - -
KDPD/PMVP1 (2024) G - - -
KDPD/RMVP1 (2024) G - - -
KDPD/SDIVC (2024) G - - -
KDPD/SDMPT (2024) G - - -
KDPD/SDSTV (2024) G - - -
KDPD/VIVC (2024) G - - -
KDPD/VSZTV (2024) G - - -
KDPD/XADPE (2024) G - - -
KDPD/XADPS (2024) G - - -
KDPD/XADPU (2024) G - - -
KDPD/XAODP (2024) G - CV -
KDPD/XBKKV (2024) G PR CV -
KDPD/XBTKV (2024) G PR CV -
KDPD/XERV1 (2024) G - - -
KDPD/XETKV (2024) G - - -
KDPD/YADPE (2024) G - - -
KDPD/YADPS (2024) G - - -
KDPD/YADPU (2024) G - - -
KDPD/YAODP (2024) G PR - -
KDPD/YBKKV (2024) G PR - -
KDPD/YBTKV (2024) G PR - -

Timetable

Dates

06. 01. 2025
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDXBKKV2
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDYBKKV3
13:00 - 16:00DD / 02042KDPDXBKKV0
13:00 - 16:00DD / 02042KDPDYBKKV1
07. 01. 2025
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDXBTKV4
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDYBTKV0
11. 01. 2025
09:00 - 11:00DA / 02007KDPDYBTKV3
13. 01. 2025
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDXBKKV1
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDYBKKV1
13:00 - 16:00DD / 02042KDPDXBKKV0
13:00 - 16:00DD / 02042KDPDYBKKV0
15. 01. 2025
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDXBTKV2
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDYBTKV0
20. 01. 2025
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDXBKKV0
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02042KDPDYBKKV0
13:00 - 16:00DD / 02042KDPDXBKKV0
13:00 - 16:00DD / 02042KDPDYBKKV0
22. 01. 2025
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02041KDPDXBTKV0
09:00 - 12:00DD / 02041KDPDYBTKV0

Education and academic qualifications

Rok
2018
Obor
Transport Means and Infrastructure
Škola
University of Pardubice
Název práce
Measurement and modelling of wheel-rail adhesion
Rok
2013
Obor
Transport Means and Infrastructure
Škola
University of Pardubice
Název práce
Modelling of the wheel-rail adhesion contact in driving system dynamics
Rok
2009
Obor
Transport Means -- Rail Vehicles
Škola
University of Pardubice
Název práce
Reconstruction of a two-axle freight wagon
Rok
2007
Obor
Transport Means -- Rail Vehicles
Škola
University of Pardubice
Název práce
Design solution for the wheel/'rotary rail' attack angle adjusting at the railway wheel test stand

Job overview

Od (rok)
2019
Zastávaná pozice
Associate Professor
Zaměstnavatel
University of Pardubice
Od (rok)
2018
Do (rok)
2019
Zastávaná pozice
Research Associate
Zaměstnavatel
Newcastle University
Od (rok)
2014
Do (rok)
2018
Zastávaná pozice
Research and Teaching Associate
Zaměstnavatel
University of Pardubice
Od (rok)
2012
Do (rok)
2014
Zastávaná pozice
Research and Teaching Assistant
Zaměstnavatel
University of Pardubice

Study and work stay

Město
Poprad
Instituce
Tatravagónka a.s. Poprad
Rok
2013
Délka pobytu
1 month
Účel pobytu
Pracovní stáž
Město
Newcastle upon Tyne
Instituce
Newcastle University
Rok
2018
Délka pobytu
19,0 months
Účel pobytu
Zaměstnání

Publications

VOLLEBREGT, E. - VOLTR, P. Improved accuracy for FASTSIM using one or three flexibility values Vehicle System Dynamics, 2023, vol. 61, no. 1, s. 309-317. ISSN: 0042-3114.
VOLTR, P. - LIBEROVÁ, S. Assessment of solid lubricants for the wheel–rail interface. In Proceedings of computational mechanics 2023. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2023. s. 206-208 s. ISBN 978-80-261-1177-1.
VOLTR, P. - LIBEROVÁ, S. Faktory ovlivňující hodnocení výkonnosti tuhých maziv pro kontakt kolo–kolejnice. In Současné problémy v kolejových vozidlech 2021: sborník příspěvků z XXV. konference s mezinárodní účastí. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2021. s. 391-398 s. ISBN 978-80-7560-377-7.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. Particle swarm optimization based parametrization of adhesion and creep force models for simulation and modelling of railway vehicle systems with traction Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2020, vol. 99, no. 14.11.2019, s. nestránkováno. ISSN: 1569-190X.
BUCKLEY-JOHNSTONE, L. - TRUMMER, G. - VOLTR, P. - SIX, K. - LEWIS, R. Full-scale testing of low adhesion effects with small amounts of water in the wheel/rail interface Tribology International, 2020, vol. 141, no. 16.8.2019, s. nestránkováno. ISSN: 0301-679X.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. Velocity measurement-based friction estimation for railway vehicles running on adhesion limit: swarm intelligence-based multiple models approach Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2020, vol. 24, no. 1, s. 93-107. ISSN: 1547-2450.
BUCKLEY-JOHNSTONE, L. - TRUMMER, G. - VOLTR, P. - MEIERHOFER, A. - SIX, K. - FLETCHER, D. - LEWIS, R. Assessing the impact of small amounts of water and iron oxides on adhesion in the wheel/rail interface using High Pressure Torsion testing Tribology International, 2019, vol. 135, no. July 2019, s. 55-64. ISSN: 0301-679X.
ZIREK, A. - VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Validation of an anti-slip control method based on the angular acceleration of a wheel on a roller rig Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2019, vol. 232, no. 10, s. 2392-2405. ISSN: 0954-4097.
KOHOUT, M. - ZELENKA, J. - VÁGNER, J. - VOLTR, P. - MICHÁLEK, T. - HÁBA, A. Projekt S-CODE: Dynamické účinky kolejového vozidla ve výhybkách. In Súčasné problémy v koľajových vozidlách - PRORAIL 2019 : zborník prednášok I. Žilina: VTS pri Žilinskej univerzite, 2019. s. 309-316 s. ISBN 978-80-89276-58-5.
SCHMIDOVÁ, E. - CULEK, B. - VOLTR, P. - MALINSKÝ, J. - BOZKURT, F. - SCHMID, M. Dynamická pevnost a lomové chování vybraných materiálů. neuveden. 23 s.
ZIREK, A. - VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. - NOVÁK, J. An adaptive sliding mode control to stabilize wheel slip and improve traction performance Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2018, vol. 232, no. 10, s. 2392-2405. ISSN: 0954-4097.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. An unscented Kalman filter-based rolling radius estimation methodology for railway vehicles with traction Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2018, vol. 232, no. 6, s. 1686-1702. ISSN: 0954-4097.
ZELENKA, J. - MICHÁLEK, T. - VOLTR, P. Programový systém SJKV-V4N verze 1.0. 2018, https://dfjp.upce.cz/dfjp/kdpd/kolejova-vozidla.
TRUMMER, G. - BUCKLEY-JOHNSTONE, L. - VOLTR, P. - MEIERHOFER, A. - LEWIS, R. - SIX, K. Wheel-rail creep force model for predicting water induced low adhesion phenomena Tribology International, 2017, vol. 109, no. May 2017, s. 409-415. ISSN: 0301-679X.
VOLTR, P. Calculation of locomotive traction force in transient rolling contact Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2017, vol. 11, no. 1, s. 69-80. ISSN: 1802-680X.
ONAT, A. - ZIREK, A. - VOLTR, P. Dynamic Modelling and Numerical Simulation of a Tram Wheel Test Stand. In International Symposium on Electrical Railway Transportation Systems : symposium proceedings. Eskişehir: The Chamber of Electrical Engineers, Eskişehir branch, 2017. s. 1-6 s. ISBN 978-605-01-1072-2.
VOLTR, P. - ZIREK, A. - KAYAALP, B. Nové zkušenosti a poznatky z experimentálního měření adheze na zkušebním stavu. In Současné problémy v kolejových vozidlech 2017 : sborník příspěvků z XXIII. konference s mezinárodní účastí. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2017. s. 423-432 s. ISBN 978-80-7560-085-1.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. Swarm Intelligence Based Multiple Model Approach for Friction Estimation at Wheel-Rail Interface. In 5th International Symposium on Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Applications : full paper proceedings. Kyrenia: Girne American University, 2017. s. 187-194 s.
ÖZDEMIR, Y. - VOLTR, P. Analysis of the wheel and rail frictionless normal contact considering material parameters Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computational Mechanics, 2016, vol. 15, no. 2, s. 95-103. ISSN: 2299-9965.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. A new friction condition identification approach for wheel-rail interface International Journal of Rail Transportation, 2016, vol. Neuveden, no. 13.11.2016, s. 1-18. ISSN: 2324-8378.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Estimation of primary suspension parameters from lateral dynamic response of a wheelset. In Engineering Mechanics 2016 : 22nd International Conference. Praha: Ústav termomechaniky AV ČR, v. v. i., 2016. s. 434-437 s. ISBN 978-80-87012-59-8.
ÖZDEMIR, Y. - VOLTR, P. Investigation of stress level in wheel-rail contact. In Engineering Mechanics 2016 : 22nd International Conference. Praha: Ústav termomechaniky AV ČR, v. v. i., 2016. s. 438-441 s. ISBN 978-80-87012-59-8.
ÖZDEMIR, Y. - VOLTR, P. Contact between wheel and "rotating rail" on a roller rig. In 33rd International colloquium on Advaced Manufacturing and Repair Technologies in Vehicle Industry. Žilina: Žilinská univerzita, 2016. s. 85-88 s. ISBN 978-80-554-1214-6.
VOLTR, P. Calculation of locomotive traction force in transient rolling contact. In 32nd conference with international participation Computational Mechanics 2016 : book of extended abstracts.. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2016. s. 143-144 s. ISBN 978-80-261-0647-0.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Transient wheel-rail adhesion characteristics under the cleaning effect of sliding Vehicle System Dynamics, 2015, vol. 53, no. 5, s. 605-618. ISSN: 0042-3114.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Nonlinear wheel/rail contact geometry characteristics and determination of Hertzian contact Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice, Series B, The Jan Perner Transport Faculty, 2015, vol. 2014, no. 19, s. 145-152. ISSN: 1211-6610.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Advanced modelling of wheel-rail adhesion. In 6th International Scientific Conference: Conference Proceedings. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2015. s. 528-538 s. ISBN 978-80-7395-924-1.
VOLTR, P. Simulace podmínek kontaktu kola a kolejnice na zkušebních zařízeních. In XXII. medzinárodná konferencia Súčasné problémy v koľajových vozidlách - PRORAIL 2015: zborník prednášok Diel II.. Žilina: VTS pri Žilinskej univerzite, 2015. s. 299-306 s. ISBN 978-80-89276-49-3.
ONAT, A. - VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Analysis of lateral dynamical response of a wheelset during traction. In XXII. medzinárodná konferencia Súčasné problémy v koľajových vozidlách - PRORAIL 2015: zborník prednášok Diel II.. Žilina: VTS pri Žilinskej univerzite, 2015. s. 73-82 s. ISBN 978-80-89276-49-3.
ÖZDEMIR, Y. - VOLTR, P. Finite element simulation of rolling contact of wheel and rail. In XXII. medzinárodná konferencia Súčasné problémy v koľajových vozidlách - PRORAIL 2015: zborník prednášok Diel II.. Žilina: VTS pri Žilinskej univerzite, 2015. s. 91-98 s. ISBN 978-80-89276-49-3.
SCHMIDOVÁ, E. - VOLTR, P. - CULEK, B. Kontaktně-únavová zkouška materiálů v kontaktu kolo-kolejnice.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Transient wheel-rail adhesion characteristics under the cleaning effect of sliding Vehicle System Dynamics, 2014, vol. Neuveden, no. 01 Oct 2014, s. 1-14. ISSN: 0042-3114.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Transient problems in rolling contact of wheel and rail. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Railway Bogies and Running Gears. Budapešť: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2014. s. 145-152 s. ISBN 978-963-313-103-9.
SCHMIDOVÁ, E. - VOLTR, P. Comparative laboratory tests of solid friction modifiers. Report No. 76-14-1.. 19 s.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Změny adhezních podmínek při valení se skluzem. In XXI. konference s mezinárodní účastí Současné problémy v kolejových vozidlech 2013, Sborník příspěvků. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2013. s. 93-100 s. ISBN 978-80-7395-676-9.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Transient problems in rolling contact of wheel and rail. In 9th International Conference on Railway Bogies and Running Gears - BOGIE '13, Extended Abstracts. Budapešť: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2013. s. 52-54 s.
LATA, M. - VOLTR, P. Identification of transient phenomena occurring an the initiation and termination of wheelset sliding Transport, 2012, vol. 27, no. 1, s. 86-91. ISSN: 1648-4142.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. - ČERNÝ, O. Measuring of wheel–rail adhesion characteristics at a test stand. In 18th International Conference Engineering Mechanics 2012: Book of Extended Abstracts. Praha: Ústav teoretické a aplikované mechaniky AV ČR, 2012. s. 378-379 s. ISBN 978-80-86246-39-0.
HRUBAN, I. - MOJŽÍŠ, V. - MOLKOVÁ, T. - DRDLA, P. - KLEPRLÍK, J. - BŘEZINA, E. - BULÍČEK, J. - SEIDLOVÁ, A. - ŠOUREK, D. - VÍZNER, F. - MAZAČ, P. - VOLTR, P. - VANČURA, P. Vícejazyčný výkladový slovník technologie a řízení dopravy. 1. vyd. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2011. 225 s. ISBN: 978-80-7395-452-9.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Analýza dynamického chování pohonu lokomotivy. In XX. medzinárodná konferencia Súčasné problémy v koľajových vozidlách - PRORAIL 2011, Zborník prednášok Diel III.. Žilina: VTS pri Žilinskej univerzite, 2011. s. 237-246 s. ISBN 978-80-89276-32-5.
LATA, M. - ČÁP, J. - VOLTR, P. Simulace adhezních podmínek pohonu kola synchronním motorem na zkušebním zařízení Nová železniční technika : nové železniční trendy, 2010, vol. 18, no. 5, s. 20-24. ISSN: 1210-3942.
LATA, M. - ČÁP, J. - VOLTR, P. New Practical Results about Adhesion Limities Obtained from Experimental Stand Testing Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice, Series B, The Jan Perner Transport Faculty, 2010, vol. 2009, no. 15, s. 45-52. ISSN: 1211-6610.
VOLTR, P. - LATA, M. Modelling Electric Motors in Drive Dynamics Simulations International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2010, vol. 15, no. 2, s. 531-538. ISSN: 1425-1655.

Projects

Selected research problems in the field of transport means and infrastructure solved at DFJP
01.01.24 - 31.12.24
Programme: Student Grant Competition
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

On board diagnostics of rail vehicle running gear
01.01.24 - 30.06.26
Programme: Transport 2030 - 1. VS
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Current research topics from transport means and infrastructure solved at Faculty of Transport Engineering
01.01.23 - 31.12.23
Programme: Student Grant Competition
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Božek Vehicle Engineering National Center of Competence
01.01.23 - 31.12.28
Programme:
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Fast Change of Mobility GHG Emissions
01.01.23 - 30.06.26
Programme:
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

The use of Dry-Ice Blasting to give Predictable and Optimised Braking Conditions
01.06.17 - 30.11.18
Programme: R&D programme
Funded by: Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

The use of Controlled Application of Water to the Wheel/Rail Interface to give Predictable and Optimised Braking Conditions
01.05.17 - 31.10.18
Programme: R&D programme
Funded by: Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Contemporary traffic engineering and technology
01.01.16 - 31.12.16
Programme: Student Grant Competition
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Predictable and Optimised Braking; Control of Wheel/Rail Interface Conditions using Dry-Ice Blasting
01.07.15 - 31.12.15
Programme: R&D programme
Funded by: Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited
Position on the project: Principal Investigator

Predictable and Optimised Braking: Controlled water additions to improve braking performance in low adhesion conditions
01.07.15 - 31.12.15
Programme: R&D programme
Funded by: Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited
Position on the project: Principal Investigator

The effect of water on the transmission of forces between wheels and rails
16.03.15 - 31.07.16
Programme: R&D programme
Funded by: Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited
Position on the project: Principal Investigator

Advanced methods of stationary tests of railway rolling stock
01.01.15 - 31.12.18
Programme: EPSILON
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Competence Center of Railway Vehicles
01.01.12 - 31.12.19
Programme: Support of creation and operation of research, development and innovation centres - Competence Centres
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

The technique for measuring forces in the wheel-rail contact
01.01.12 - 31.12.15
Programme: Sustainable development in transport (starting in 2012)
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Sustainable development of transport
01.01.11 - 31.12.14
Programme: Sustainable development in transport
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator


01.01.11 - 31.12.11
Programme: HEDF - F1 a)
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator

Research and Development of Modular Four-axle Locomotive
01.01.10 - 31.12.12
Programme: TIP
Funded by:
Position on the project: Co-Investigator