Scientific schools and developments of the department
reliability, durability and technical service of machines
named after V. Anilovych
School “Problems of reliability of machines and means of mechanization of agricultural production”
Founder of the school was The founder of the school is an honored worker of science and technology of Ukraine, academician of the Engineering Academy of Ukraine
and the Russian Academy of Quality Problems,
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor
Anilovych Veniamin
(1930 – 2001)
He was born on May 12, 1930, in Kharkiv in a family of employees.
He graduated in 1953 from the Faculty of Engineering Physics of Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute with a degree in “Dynamics and Strength of Machines”. While still a student, V. Anilovych began independent scientific activity.
After graduating from high school he worked at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant.
Carrying out current calculations of tractor elements, V. Ya. Anilovych improved their methods, generalized and systematized the accumulated material, which later led to the writing (together with Yu. Vodolazhchenko) of the monograph (reference books) “Design and calculation of agricultural tractors”, widely known to the engineering community for several decades now.
A certain result of the work on KTP was summed up by the successful defense of the candidate’s dissertation, in which the theory of analytical calculation of flat hinge mechanisms was developed, applied to the problems of balancing screens and engines produced at HTZ. He was 30 at the time, and he was the first and only candidate of technical sciences at the plant.
His further creative and scientific activity continued in UkrNDISOM from 1962 to 1971, where he organized and headed the scientific laboratory of reliability of agricultural machines, which was conducted and implemented in the field of agricultural engineering scientific developments to improve the reliability of sugar and corn-based technical harvesting dynamic calculations.
Based on the results of these works, V. Anilovych prepared and defended in 1967 a doctoral dissertation on the topic: “Statistical theory of suspension of machine-tractor units.” On the materials of the dissertation, the monograph “Dynamics of a tractor” was written (in co-authorship with I. Barsky and G. Kutkov).
In 1969, V. Ya. Anilovych was awarded the academic title of professor for his successful research and teaching work and training of candidates of sciences.
Seeking to systematize and transfer the experience of scientific work, improve the training of engineering personnel, expand the profile of research in the field of reliability of agricultural machinery, Professor V. Ya. Anilovych accepted the invitation to move to the Kharkiv State Technical University of Agriculture. In 1971, he organized the Department of “Reliability, Durability, and Resistance of Materials” – the first department of this profile among the agricultural universities of the former Soviet Union.
In 1973, the department organized a branch research laboratory, which worked effectively with a large number of enterprises, implemented the results of its research, developed a theory of reliability of agricultural machinery, and trained researchers.
A brilliant organizer, scientist, and educator, he left behind a fundamental scientific legacy: he formed a generally recognized scientific school in the USSR and Ukraine for reliability, wrote 14 monographs and books, and 386 scientific papers, including 65 copyright certificates for inventions. In 2004 the last book of prof. V. Anilovych (in co-authorship with L. Pogorelii) “Tests of agricultural machinery: scientific and methodological bases for assessing and forecasting the reliability of agricultural machinery.”
The large-scale and bright figure of the academician of engineering academies of the two Slavic states, Honored Worker of Science and Technology, a talented scientist and teacher Veniamin Anilovych will remain not only in the memory of all who knew him personally but will forever go down in the history of domestic engineering.
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor
Hrynchenko Oleksandr
(Head of the Department from 2002 to 2006)
In the process of scientific research, the staff of the department was formed and improved its qualification. Since 1972, one of the closest associates and followers of Professor V. Anilovich in solving problems of assessment, modeling, forecasting, and ensuring the reliability of technology, was Alexander Stepanovich Grinchenko. Continuing the traditions of the scientific school, under his leadership, future associate professors of the department M. Klimenko and O. Alferov, as well as a number of graduate students and researchers began their scientific activity and defended their dissertations. The doctoral dissertation also resulted in the defense of the doctoral dissertation by O. Alferov.
In the process of research, graduate students and staff of the department widely use both classical and the latest technologies for modeling and forecasting the work of the studied objects. These include both resource testing (including on the stands of the original design) and modeling of the stress-strain state by the finite element method.
|  Simulation of the stress-strain state of a polypropylene impeller | |
The stand for the accelerated tests of the water ring vacuum unit of individual milking | ||
Water ring vacuum pump
Since 2006, the department was headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of AINU Valery Kukhtov, who previously worked at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant in the department of chief designer.
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor
Kukhtov Valerii
(head of the department since 2006)
Head of the Department since 2006. Under the leadership of V. Kukhtov in 2006 – 2011 defended their dissertations A. Les, V. Savchuk, O. Ryabushenko, who continued the development of scientific areas to assess and ensure the reliability of machines.
The studied node |  Control panel and recording equipment |
A branch of the department was established at OJSC named after S. Ordzhonikidze. Research works are carried out with the enterprises of Kharkiv (OJSC KTP), Kyiv (LLC Ukrzapchast), Kherson (OJSC KhMZ), Poltava region (OJSC Karlivsky Mechanical Plant). At performance of researches the original bench equipment and the software are developed, modern software complexes of the engineering analysis are widely used. A laboratory for modeling the reliability of agricultural machinery structures has been established, in which undergraduates and graduate students conduct their research.
Stand for tests of splined connections
 full-scale sample |  finite element |  visualization of the results of the liner calculation |
During the years of existence of the scientific school of Academician V. Anilovych, his followers and students published more than 800 scientific articles, more than 20 monographs and manuals (including in foreign languages), received 73 copyright certificates for inventions and patents, defended 38 PhD and doctoral dissertations.
School “Technical efficiency of machines
and means of mechanization of agro-industrial complex »
Founder of the school is doctor of technical sciences, professor
Sychov Ivan
(1937 – 2006)
Ivan Sychov was born on December 13, 1937 in the village of Pokrovske, Trinity district, Luhansk region. 1961 – graduated from Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute. 1961 – 1966 – worked at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering as an engineer, Art. engineer, Art. researcher. Since 1966 – head of the reliability laboratory group. 1970 – defended his dissertation.
Since 1971 – Scientific Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Institute; 1975 – head of the reliability laboratory; 1984 – Head of the Reliability Department. 1995 – defended his doctoral dissertation and moved to CDTUSG to the position of professor of the department “Technical operation of machinery and equipment”. 1997 – awarded the academic title of “Professor”.
Under his leadership worked young graduate students who performed research work aimed at improving the efficiency and efficiency of the working bodies of agricultural machinery, specialty: 05.05.11 – machines and means of mechanization of agricultural production.
The scientific school founded by Professor I. Sychov was developed and expanded under the guidance of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Oleksii Kozachenko.
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor
Kozachenko Oleksii
The activities of the scientific school are aimed at improving the efficiency and efficiency of agricultural machinery and the development of tools for maintenance and diagnosis. The scientific problem of resource conservation in the performance of technological operations in crop production by improving the processes of interaction of energy and working machines, energy assessment of machine complexes. In this direction, it should be noted the fruitful cooperation of scientists with agricultural enterprises, the inspection of the State Technical Inspection of the region, JSC “Ternopil Combine Plant”, LLC “Trading House” Donsnab “; OJSC Hydrosila; OJSC “Red Star”; NSC “IMEA”. 6 candidate and 2 doctoral dissertations were defended in the scientific direction of the scientific school. Over the past three years, 6 topics have been approved within the scientific school. Intensive cooperation is being carried out with representatives of the European Union.
 Disc root digger |  Working body of the cultivator |
 Screw classifier |  The mechanism of copying the heads of root crops |
 The stand for diagnosing GST-90 |  Portable kit for |
The results of scientific research were also used in writing a number of scientific and methodological publications.
