Works within the subject group of “Electrical and mechanical engineering” are a domain of three AGH UST faculties: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics.
Research conducted at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and
Biomedical Engineering in the field of electrical engineering can be classified as follows: modelling, methods and environments for building systems and their components, applications and questions related to particular domains of science (especially electronics).
In particular, the above applies to: control theory and computer-based control systems, the analysis methods of biomedical signals and machine vision systems, software engineering, real-time computing, mathematical modelling, the simulation testing of design and construction of measurement systems, the application of methods of non-linear dynamics to signal processing, the application of numerical methods to boundary value problems, electrotechnology, the design and analysis of electrical power engineering networks and systems, testing the insulation systems of high-voltage installations, the measurement, identification and diagnostics of electrical installations, the intelligent control of systems and devices inside buildings, the quality and efficiency of using electrical energy, the automation of electric drives, power electronics, and electric traction.
Within the scope of “high current” electrical engineering, i.e. electrical power engineering (in the broad sense of the term), one of the subject areas which becomes more and more prevailing in research studies is smart grids. It is connected with new network structures, advanced measurement systems, distributed wired and wireless monitoring systems, managing (expert programs) and controlling the process of transmission and conversion of electrical energy, the visualization and reporting in a power engineering system, as well as in an industrial or municipal environment (“smart buildings”). In the above area, increased attention is paid to: producing electrical energy from alternative sources (power electronics, metrology and automation of these sources), energy storage (both for the purpose of future use, and in systems serving to reduce peak load in transmission networks), the monitoring and metrological instrumentalisation of defined quality indicators, as well as the efficiency of converting, processing and using energy (electrical and other types of energy), energy-efficient and energy-saving electric drives in technological installations, household appliances and electric tools, safety systems with complete acquisition of events.
Another type of research, conducted at the Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and
Telecommunications, is high-frequency electronic power converters comprising low-power circuits (for example, lighting technology), and the whole range of chargers, buffer power supplies, DC power plants, as well as high-power DC/DC converters. Seeing a possibility of further improvement of parameters, research is conducted into resonance energy transfer systems for the applications characterised by stricter requirements. Among others, it encompasses the issues of newtopologies, integrated inductance elements, and the new control methods of resonance energy transfer systems.

Within the subject area of mechanics, operation and construction of machines, research is conducted in the field of the mechanization of production processes. In this group, a particular attention needs to be drawn to testing and research into the strength of mechanical housings, research into the process of solid rock mining, and the mechanization of mineral raw materials processing. Magnetic research on wire ropes is successfully developed. Its results have already been recognized by the world’s science and technology. Research works into the safety of cable transportation systems are also conducted.
Extensive research is also developed into the machines and devices used in plastic forming of metals and plastic materials, with a particular focus on new construction materials. On the other hand, research into safety improvement in the field of operation of machines and devices concentrates on the wear processes of machines and devices, the problems of material and construction elements fatigue with a particular attention to the propagation of fatigue cracks, as well as the nondestructive testing of machines and constructions.
Research is also conducted into the development and implementation of new methods of computation and the construction of machines and devices, as well as the optimisation of structural parameters of some selected parts and machine units. There are research projects dealing with dynamic processes in mechanical systems, including the analysis of the load of the bearing elements of machines and devices. Within the scope of production systems, research is conducted into the improvement of the continuity of material and information flow.
Research also deals with the identification of the dynamic and acoustic models of machines, devices and industrial objects; AGH UST conducts the analysis of vibroacoustic phenomena in the environment, as well as carries out research into the issues of vibroacoustic diagnostics. Along with the works listed above, research is also conducted into the techniques and technologies of monitoring noise hazards in the environment, including the development of acoustic maps of urban areas. Research into the methods of waste utilization is continued.
This includes the appropriateness of machinery and devices for technological lines, the improvement of the construction of electrostatic precipitators in order to increase their efficiency, as well as the improvement of sedimentation unit constructions.
Within the subject group of mechatronics, research is conducted into the implementation of modal analysis in diagnostics, as well as the application of systems theory and operational testing in industrial logistics. In the area of industrial logistics, research is conducted into the implementation of modern methods of production logistics in small and mediumsized companies. There are also works concerning the application of active systems in vibration damping, the optimization of the process of technological devices maintenance, and the methods of hazard identification for the purposes of object diagnostics. Research conducted at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics also encompasses subject areas connected with energy and its resources. They are: research into the construction of water and air protection equipment, fluid-flow machines and thermal energy devices, the energetic utilization of renewable sources of energy, designing and examining the conversion of solar energy into thermal energy, designing and examining wind turbines for the purpose of the conversion of the wind’s kinetic energy into electrical energy, designing and examining the conversion of geothermal energy into thermal and electrical energy.