Investigation of active torsion bar actuator configurations to reduce vehicle body roll

The increasing popularity of sport utility/light-duty vehicles has prompted the investigation of active roll management systems to reduce vehicle body roll. To minimize vehicle body roll and improve passenger comfort, one emerging solution is an active torsion bar control system. The validation of automotive safety systems requires analytical evaluation and laboratory testing prior to implementation on an actual vehicle. In this article, a computer simulation tool and accompanying hardware-in-the-loop test environment are presented for active torsion bar systems to study component configurations and performance limits. The numerical simulation illustrates that the hydraulic cylinder extension limits the active torsion system’s ability to provide body roll angle reduction under various driving conditions. To compare the control system’s time constant and body roll minimization capabilities for different hydraulic valve assemblies and equivalent hose lengths, an experimental test stand was created. For a typical hydraulic pressure and hose diameter, the equivalent hose length was not a key design variable that impacted the system response time. However, the servo-valve offered a quicker transient response and smoother steady-state behavior than the solenoid poppet actuators that may increase occupant safety and comfort.     

公路隧道CFD建模火灾研究与实验验证

以一段实体隧道为背景，建立计算流体动力学模型，模拟了60 L汽油火灾产生的温度场及其变化，并通过实验进行了比较。温度的模拟值和试验值无论是同一高度不同地点，还是同一高度不同时刻，在总体变化趋势上基本是一致的，而且模拟值相对试验值而言，对工程实际是偏于安全的。实验证明所建立的CFD模型是可靠的，可用于下一步大规模火灾的研究。     

Influence of some vehicle and track parameters on the environmental vibrations induced by railway traffic

A study is performed on the influence of some typical railway vehicle and track parameters on the level of ground vibrations induced in the neighbourhood. The results are obtained from a previously validated simulation framework considering in a first step the vehicle/track subsystem and, in a second step, the response of the soil to the forces resulting from the first analysis. The vehicle is reduced to a simple vertical 3-dof model, corresponding to the superposition of the wheelset, the bogie and the car body. The rail is modelled as a succession of beam elements elastically supported by the sleepers, lying themselves on a flexible foundation representing the ballast and the subgrade. The connection between the wheels and the rails is realised through a non-linear Hertzian contact. The soil motion is obtained from a finite/infinite element model. The investigated vehicle parameters are its type (urban, high speed, freight, etc.) and its speed. For the track, the rail flexural stiffness, the railpad stiffness, the spacing between sleepers and the rail and sleeper masses are considered. In all cases, the parameter value range is defined from a bibliographic browsing. At the end, the paper proposes a table summarising the influence of each studied parameter on three indicators: the vehicle acceleration, the rail velocity and the soil velocity. It namely turns out that the vehicle has a serious influence on the vibration level and should be considered in prediction models.     

Dynamics of the railway track and the underlying soil: the boundary-element solution, theoretical results and their experimental verification

A combined finite-element boundary-element method is presented in detail to calculate the dynamic interaction of the railway track and the underlying soil. A number of results are shown for ballasted and slab track, demonstrating the influence of the stiffness of the soil and the rail pads on the vertical compliance of the track. The compliance of the track is combined with a simple model of the vehicle giving the transfer function of vehicle-track interaction. An experimental verification of the theoretical results is achieved by harmonic and impulse excitation with and without static (train-) load and by combined measurements of train-track-soil interaction. A clear vehicle-track resonance is found for the slab track with elastic rail pads and for higher frequencies at highspeed traffic, the dynamic axle loads due to sleeper passage are reduced.     

Connected cruise control: modelling,delay effects,and nonlinear behaviour

Connected vehicle systems (CVS) are considered in this paper where vehicles exchange information using wireless vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication. The concept of connected cruise control (CCC) is established that allows control design at the level of individual vehicles while exploiting V2V connectivity. Due to its high level of modularity the proposed design can be applied to large heterogeneous traffic systems. The dynamics of a simple CVS is analysed in detail while taking into account nonlinearities in the vehicle dynamics as well as in the controller. Time delays that arise due to intermittencies and packet drops in the communication channels are also incorporated. The results are summarised using stability charts which allow one to select control gains to maintain stability and ensure disturbance attenuation when the delay is below a critical value.     

机车轮对轮缘偏磨分析研究

针对SS7A、SS7C机车在运用中出现轮缘偏磨较为严重,使其使用寿命大大降低这一技术难题,运用VPD技术CAE对SS7A机车进行了轮缘偏磨多因素分析研究,通过分析找出了影响因素关键所在,继之根据影响因素的大小,制定了实施措施.通过应用考核验证了方案的可行性,为解决轮缘偏磨提供了依据.     

铁路客运专线与公路并行区段柔性防护预留变形空间的研究

为保证高速列车的行车安全,必须建立防止异物入侵的安全防范体系。在铁路客运专线与公路并行区段采用柔性防护时,必须预留一定的变形空间,以保证受到异物冲击后的柔性防护网不侵入铁路建筑限界。通过有限元仿真计算和现场性能试验,准确把握柔性防护网在规定的冲击能量作用下的最大变形数据。仿真和试验结果表明:柔性防护网的最大变形量随着冲击能量的增大而增大,最大变形距离达1.8 m以上。建议设置在铁路客运专线与公路并行区段之间的柔性防护网,其垂直冲击能量设计标准取为:一般区段9.3×104J,加强区段1.7×105J;且柔性防护网预留变形空间的宽度以不小于2.0 m为宜。     

D9A型凹底平车动力学性能研究

对3D轴焊接构架转向架进行了全面的动力学性能仿真分析,兼顾空重车工况,协调解决了D9A型凹底平车的蛇行运动稳定性与曲线通过性能之间的固有矛盾。依据仿真分析结果,设计生产了3D轴焊接构架转向架样机,并进行了装车(D9A型凹底平车)线路动力学试验。试验结果表明,在132 km/h速度范围内,D9A型凹底平车空重车均未发生蛇行失稳现象,D型凹底平车具有良好的曲线通过性能及优级的运行平稳性。     

东平水道水文动力条件的变化

本文根据东平水道沿程水文(位)站多年水文资料的分析,研究了东平水道上世纪60年代以来水文动力条件的变化。研究表明,东平水道在上世纪90年代以前,水文动力条件变化不大,但在这之后,发生了较大的变化,主要表现在:流量加大、水位降低、含沙量略有减小,悬移质输沙量增大、潮汐作用增强。     

系统参数对独立轮对轻轨车辆动力学性能的影响

研究在轴重相同条件下,车辆相关结构参数及悬挂参数变化对独立轮对型式轻轨车辆系统动力学性能的影响特性,特别是研究通过曲线时的轮轨作用力、脱轨系数、摩擦功率的变化情况以及在轨道随机不平顺激扰作用下车辆乘坐舒适度指标变化特性。