Analyses of Rail Vehicle Dynamics in Support of Development of the Wheel Rail Dynamics Research Facility: Interim Report

Details

• Creators:
  Weinstock, Herbert.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Transportation Systems Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Research Development and Demonstrations
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Computer programs
  • Dynamic loads
  • Dynamics
  • Equations of motion
  • Mathematical models
  • Train track dynamics
  • Rolling contact
  • Car wheels (Railroads)
  • Suspension systems
  • Kinematics
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MA-06-0025-73;DOT-TSC-UMTA-72-10
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527493
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Description:
  The development of experimental facilities for rail vehicle testing at the DOT High Speed Ground Test Center is being complemented by analytical studies. The purpose of this effort has been to gain insight into the dynamics of rail vehicles to guide the equipment development and to establish an analytic framework for the design and interpretation of tests to be conducted at the facility. The mechanics of rail vehicle lateral guidance are reviewed on the basis of linearized models. Computer programs are developed for predicting stability and general lateral response characteristics. Computer programs for predicting vertical and pitch vehicle response to track irregularities are included.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29777/dot_29777_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.50 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4fa3bcc5f7cf9e8079c42b1bed443799e802143fdbf5cdd85d2ca42781ff9818