The Future Transport Week is over
The Day of Mechatronics in Transport and the Day of Recommendations for the Future of Transport in the Region ended the Future Transport Week at the weekend, which was part of the celebration of 50 Weeks of Science in the European City of Science Katowice 2024. Event participants could try their skills with a road traffic simulator.
On Saturday morning, the inhabitants of Katowice couldn't help but hear about the Future Transport Week, because the capabilities of the car's sound system were loudly presented on the city’s market square.
- During the Day of Mechatronics in Transport, all interested parties could hear the music coming from the tuned Audi A4 B5 car. It has a sound system, air suspension, increased engine power and various modifications - says M.Sc. Eng. Wioletta Cebulska, a PhD student at the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology, whose PhD thesis examines the level of noise and vibration emissions in electric, hybrid and combustion cars.
On this day, daredevils could also feel like a Formula 1 drivers.
- We have prepared a driving simulator built from a racing car, with which our students won awards and appeared, among others, in Australia. Thanks to their work and idea, this car will not be forgotten - explains Dr Eng. Adam Mańka, coordinator of the Week.
At the next stand there was an opportunity to test a road traffic simulator. This is an educational game in which you have to design a road network between fictional cities.
- It's learning through play. There are several levels in the game - from basic (with hints)
to advanced, in which you have to build viaducts. This should be done in an optimal way to avoid road congestion. I hope that people who faced this task liked it - explains M.Sc. Eng. Krystian Szewczyński, PhD student at the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering.
Saturday's events as part of the Day of Mechatronics in Transport ended with the Inter-School Team Mobile Robot Construction Competition for secondary school students from Katowice and the region, who in April received parts to build a robot and could now present it.
- This is the culmination of the work of students whom we invited to build robots. They could build them under our supervision, as part of mechatronics workshops held at our University. The next stage of the competition will be races of these robots on an obstacle course, which will take place in November as part of Robot Week - says Dr Eng. Adam Mańka.
The Future Transport Week ended on Sunday with a Day of Recommendations for the Future of Transport in the Region.
- Together with a team of scientists, we analysed all the issues that were raised during six days during conversations with residents and debates regarding road, air and rail transport as well as traffic engineering and mobility of the city of the future. We want to develop recommendations for the region in the field of transport development - explains Dr Eng. Adam Mańka.
