Acronym: | CSF |
Head: | Rui Calçada |
Description: | CENTRE OF COMPETENCE IN RAILWAYS Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) has a Centre of Competence in Railways (CSF – Centro de Saber da Ferrovia) associating the competences of individual researchers, R&D units and interface institutes in the field of railways. The Centre of Competence in Railways strongly cooperates with the main national railway actors and multiple international partners.
Train-infrastructure dynamic interaction; Noise and vibration; Track buckling analysis; Fatigue analysis; Railway condition monitoring; Wayside and on-board systems; Holistic energy management; Traction and on-board energy storage systems; Manufacture in composite materials, metals and hybrid solutions; Design for manufacturing, assembly and control; Artificial intelligence; Real time embedded electronics; data gathering, processing and communications; Railways digital twin, simulation & virtualization; Smart asset management; Network management planning; Smart Integration for door-to-door mobility; Environmental footprint tools and circular economy; Socio-economic assessment. UNIVERSITY OF PORTOUniversity of Porto (U.Porto) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top 200 European Universities according to the most relevant international ranking systems. U.Porto is the most international of Portugal’s universities thanks to its active cooperation with hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) is the largest of the 14 faculties that constitute the University of Porto. With its origins in the Polytechnic Academy, created in 1837, FEUP is a leading institution of international repute, whose achievements in research and teaching have led to its current position at the forefront of engineering schools. PORTO INNOVATION DISTRICT FEUP is located in the Asprela Pole of the University of Porto, an area designated as the Porto Innovation District. With 50,000 talented people working here, it is primarily a technology hub, where the strong presence of engineering technologies, health sciences and entrepreneurship lend considerable impetus to the process of innovation. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK (UPTEC) The Porto Innovation District is also where the core of the University of Porto’s Science and Technology Park (UPTEC) is located. UPTEC is a structure which brings together over two hundred projects, including startups, innovation centres, anchor companies and entrepreneurial projects. In 2013, UPTEC was recognized with the Regio Stars Award in the category “Smart Growth”, organized by the European Commission - the first time a Portuguese university had received an award for regional development projects at European level.
SHIFT2RAIL UPORTO is member of the consortium Switrack'EN, associated member of Shift2Rail, the first European Rail Joint Undertaking (JU) aiming to foster research and innovation in rail products and solutions EURNEX UPORTO member of EURNEX the EUropean rail Research Network of Excelellence, an association representing European institutional scientific knowledge, research and education. It comprises 33 scientific institutes in the area of rail transport and mobility all over Europe, Marocco and China.
MAXBE Interoperable Monitoring, diagnosis and maintenance strategies for AXle Bearings Partners: UPORTO (Coordinator), EMEF, EVOLEO, I-MOSS NV, IST, KRESTOS, MERMEC, NEM Solutions, REFER, SKF, TUBS, UoB, UCC PEDDIR Weighing in motion and wheel defect detection system. Partners: EVOLEO, FEUP CAPACITY4RAIL Increasing Capacity 4 Rail networks through enhanced infrastructure and optimised operations Partners: ACCIONA, ADEVICE, ADIF, ASTS, CEMOSA, Chalmers, DB, EFRTC, IFF, NETWORK RAIL, OG, REFER, SYSTRA, TCCD, TRAFIKVERKET, UIC, UoB, UPORTO, UU LIGHTRAIN Aluminum deck for passenger carriages Partners: ALSTOM, INEGI, FEUP, ISQ, Quantal IN2RAIL Innovative Intelligent Rail Partners: ANSALDO STS, BOMBARDIER, DLR, EVOLEO, LTU, MERMEC, NETWORK RAIL, RFI, SIEMENS AG, STRUKTON, SYGNITY, TRAFIKVERKET, UNIGE, UoB, UPORTO, VIF IN2STEMPO Innovative Solutions in Future Stations, Energy Metering and Power Supply Partners: ALSTOM, ANSALDO STS, CAF, DEUTSCHE BAHN, FTA, IP, IZT, NETWORK RAIL, ÖBB, PKP, RAILENIUM, SIEMENS AG, SNCF, SZ, THALES, TRAFIKVERKET, UMINHO, UPORTO INTRACK2 Research into enhanced track and switch and crossing system 2 Partners: NETWORK RAIL, ACCIONA, AC2T, ANSALDO STS, CEMOSA, DEUTSCHE BAHN, UPORTO, FCP, GETZNER, IP, KIRCHDORFER, VIF, MCL, ÖBB, PLASSER & THEURER, PRORAIL, RAILENIUM, SZ, SNCF, TATA STEEL, TRAFIKVERKET, TCDD, UPV/EHU, UMINHO, VOESTALPINE, VOSSLOH, WIENER LINIEN GMBH &CO KG ID_TRACTION Plug&Play technological solution for upgrading the power traction converter of high speed trains Partners: NomadTech, FEUP iNBRAIL Innovative NOISE BARRIERS for RAILways Partners: Mota-Engil, FEUP, FCTUC iPBRAIL Innovative Precast Bridges for RAILways Partners: Mota-Engil, FEUP H2RAIL Decarbonisation of rail passenger transport Partners: CaetanoBus, CP, NomadTech, FEUP, AP2H2 RISEN Rail Infrastructure Systems Engineering Network Partners: UoB (UK), BOT (USA), BRNO (Czech Republic), EVOLEO (Portugal), KTH (Sweden). MIT (USA), MERMEC (France), NTNU (Norway), PMIL (Italy), ROADSCANNERS (Finland), SWJTU (China), TUT (Finland), TUDELFT (Netherlands), UPORTO (Portugal), UPV (Spain), UOW (Australia) IN2TRACK3 Research into enhanced track and switch and crossing system 3 Partners: TRAFIKVERKET, ACCIONA, AC2T, CEMOSA, FCP, VAYLAVIRASTO, GETZNER, HITACHI RAIL, IP, KIRCHDORFER, MCL. NETWORK RAIL, ÖBB, PLASSER & THEURER, PRORAIL BV, RAILENIUM, SNCF, SFR, TCDD, UPV/EHU, UMINHO, UPORTO, VIF, VOESTALPINE, VOSSLOH, WIENER LINIEN GMBH &CO KG RAILWAYS 4.0 Partners: EFACEC, ALMADESIGN, EVOLEO, INEGI, IP, INOVAMAIS, ITECONS, ISQ, IPP, IST, ISEP, IT, PFP, UPORTO CONSULTING SERVICES Advice on public transport mobile payment systems Client: Transportes Intermodais do Porto, ACE Analysis of longitudinal deformation of Box Culvert structures in railway embankments Client: Mota-Engil Analysis of the abnormal wear behaviour of the breaking-wheel assembly of the locomotives in service at Sintra line Client: EMEF Assessment of the train running safety on the new high-speed railway bridge across the Volga river Client: OJSC Institute Giprostroymost, Russia Development of methodology for assessing the remaining useful life on railway bridges Client: Infraestruturas de Portugal Dynamic analysis of high-speed track-ground systems in order to access its critical speed Client: Mott-MacDonald, UK Dynamic behaviour of the UME'S 3150/ 3250 Client: EMEF Evaluation of the possibility of introducing new vehicles with 12.5 t/axle in the Porto light rail network Client: Metro do Porto Evaluation study of the alternative lines for the expansion of the Porto light rail network Client: Metro do Porto Prediction of traffic-induced vibrations in the vicinity of the circular line and extension of the yellow line of the Porto light rail network Client: Metro do Porto Technical analysis of abnormal wear on CPA 4000 fleet wheels Client: EMEF Technical analysis of the failure of the CPA 4005 wheel No. 4 Client: EMEF Technical evaluation of the light metro system schedule in the Porto metropolitan area Client: ViaPorto |
E-mail: | csffe.up.pt |
Telephone: | +351 225 081 400 |
Address: | Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto PORTUGAL |
Zip code: | 4200-465 |
Location: | Porto |