Department of Fundamentals of Machinery Design - RMT6 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 

Scientific field

Engineering and Technical Sciences

Scientific discipline

Mechanical engineering

Priority Research Area of the Silesian University of Technology

POB5 Process automation and Industry 4.0

POB2 Artificial intelligence and data processing

Scientific achievements:

• Development of a damage propagation model in machine systems
• Machine diagnostics using the OPC UA standard
• Co-author of the system, participation in the construction of the system under the project: “Development of a control system and diagnostics of a multi-variant comprehensive polygeneration system based on an internal combustion engine and a multi-fuel boiler with an ORC system”
• Co-author of the system, participation in the development of the system under the project: “Backbone advisory system DIADYN”
• System co-author, participation in the development of the system under the project: “Advisory System K015 “
• Development of a system supporting the selection of rack elements based on the given parameters
  
  

Research interests

• Machines design
• Machine diagnostics
• Application of artificial intelligence methods in machine design
• Application of artificial intelligence methods in machine diagnostics

The course of a scientific career

• MSc Eng. – 1994
• PhD Eng. – 2001

Prizes and awards:

• Rector’s team award of the second degree for organizational achievements (2020)
• Rector’s Third Degree Team Award for Organizational Achievements (2019)
• Third level Rector’s team award for organizational achievements (2018)
• Rector’s Third Degree Team Award for organisational achievements (2015)
• Third level Rector’s team award for organizational achievements (2014)
• Rector’s team 1st degree award for teaching achievements (2012)
• Rector’s team award of first degree for scientific achievements (2006)
• Team 1st Class Rector’s Award for scientific achievements (2001)
• Bronze Cross of Merit (2005)
  
  

Scientific and industrial internships:

• Industrial internship in Research and Development Centre of Mechanical Devices OBRUM in Gliwice
• Internship at the University of Udine

Teaching activities:

• Fundamentals of Machinery Design (lecture/project)
• Engineering drawing (lecture/project/classes)
  Engineering drawing and engineering graphics (lecture/project/classes)
• Machines design (lecture/laboratory/project)
• Design verification and optimization (lecture/laboratory)
• Object-oriented programming (laboratory)
• Engineering techniques in mechatronics (lecture/project)
• Fundamentals of Design in Mechatronics (project)
  
  

Topics of bachelor’s / master’s theses supervised in the last five years:

• Design of a stand for sorting a selected group of waste
• Multivariate mobile ergonomic drilling stand
• Design of a power transmission system in a bolide
• Project of telemetry system for a bolide powered by compressed air
• Design of a test stand for testing rack elements
• Design of a flying object for short missions
• Optimization of disc harrow design
• Design of a hybrid muscle-powered pneumatic vehicle
• Design of an exercise bike with energy recovery
• Shaft fatigue verification module in CAD environment

Scientific circles:

• SKN “Design of Innovative Technical Objects” – RD-176/2011/2012

Laboratories:

• Laboratory of Fundamentals of Machine Design and Energy-Saving Powertrain Systems

Organizational activities / other duties:

• Local area network administrator in Department of Fundamentals of Machinery Design