Interaction of vehicle and steering system regarding on-centre handling

For the on-centre handling behaviour of vehicles the steering system is absolutely important. To investigate the interaction of the vehicle and steering system a validated, especially tailored simulation model was developed. Some meaningful vehicle and steering system parameters are altered to show the influence on steering wheel torque, steering feel and understeer. The results underline the importance of an accurate steering system model. Identified measures to improve the centre feel and steering response were a stiffer torsion bar, a higher cornering stiffness or a lower overall steering ratio. The steering response, however, suffers when the centre feel is improved by a higher trail. The steering rack friction reduces mainly the steering response while the steering column friction decreases the centre feel whereas a stiffer torsion bar lessens the understeer tendency.     

耦合轮对的应用研究

建立了耦合轮对转向架车辆的动力学计算模型,利用数值模拟方法对不同半径曲线的通过情况进行了动态仿真计算.通过传统轮对与独立轮对、耦合轮对的比较,认为耦合轮对具有更好的动力学性能.基于耦合轮对的特点,提出采用耦合轮对抑制粘滑振动的新方法,并对其可行性进行了分析.分析表明,由于耦合轮对蠕滑力的可控性,采用耦合轮对能有效抑制轮对的粘滑振动.     

CW-200K型和CW-2型转向架动力学性能比较浅析

介绍了CW—200K型无摇枕转向架和CW—2型转向架在结构和动力学方面的差异,着重阐述了其平稳性不同的原因及对策。     

计算高速列车车内压力的热力学模型

运用热力学基础知识，建立了一种计算高速列车通过隧道时车内压力变化的热力学模型，它采用当量漏气面积表示车辆气密性，具有物理意义明确的特点。在相同的计算条件下，将其与现有能够计算车内压力的2种模型——经验模型和流动模型进行了车内压力计算的对比分析，结果表明热力学模型用于高速列车车内压力计算是可行的。     

Co-simulation and experimental study for wingspan of flapping wing micro aerial vehicle

The 3D model of flapping wing mechanism and veins is constructed in 3D computer aided design (CAD) software UG. Then the co-simulation model is established by using multibody dynamics software ADAMS and MATLAB. The validation of this co-simulation model is verified by comparing the simulation results with final experiments. The simulation results and experiments reveal that the relation between flapping frequency and driving voltage of motor is approximately linear under various wingspans. The variance of flapping frequency among different wingspans augments gradually with increasing voltage. Furthermore, the simulation results sug-gest that flapping frequency is sensitive to wingspan and decreases with increasing wingspan of veins, and the relation between flapping frequency and moment of inertia of veins is also approximately linear for various volt-ages.     

轨道不平顺导致的车桥耦合振动分析

研究目的：轨道不平顺常常是激起车桥系统耦合振动的主要因素之一，通过研究轨道不平顺导致的车桥耦合振动规律，为铁路桥梁精确设计提供理论依据。 研究方法：以H．Hamid等人提出的轨道不平顺功率谱密度为例，构造了时域内的轨道随机不平顺函数。以轨道不平顺样本函数为激振源，通过求解车桥系统耦合振动微分方程，分析铁路桥梁在列车荷载作用下的动力响应规律。 研究结果：计算了广西红水河铁路斜拉桥在列车通过时的动力响应，给出了不同车速及不同不平顺样本函数情况下桥梁主跨中点横向位移时程曲线。 研究结论：桥梁结构动力响应主要随车速及不平顺样本函数的不同而变化，且有较大的随机性。对于广西红水河铁路斜拉桥，桥梁主跨中点的最大横向位移一般在车速为75～95km／h时达到最大。     

Effects of the guideway's vibrational characteristics on the dynamics of a Maglev vehicle

The levitation control system in an electromagnetically levitated vehicle controls the voltage in its winding to maintain the air gap, which is the clearance between the electromagnet and the guideway, within an allowable range of variation, while strongly interacting with the flexible guideway. Thus, the vibrational characteristics of the guideway play an important role in the dynamics of Maglev (magnetically levitated) vehicles that utilise an active electromagnetic suspension system. In this study, the effects of the guideway's vibrational characteristics, such as natural frequency and damping, on the dynamics of the Maglev vehicle UTM-02 are numerically and experimentally analysed. From these analyses, the coupled equations of motion of the simplified vehicle–guideway model with three degrees of freedom are derived. Eigenvalues are calculated and frequency response analysis is also performed, in order to obtain a clear understanding of the dynamic characteristics resulting from the guideway's vibrational characteristics. To verify the numerical results, air gap tests of the urban Maglev vehicle UTM-02 are also carried out. These results lead us to recommend that the natural frequency of the guideway be decreased by increasing mass density rather than by decreasing rigidity, and that its damping ratio be increased in the Maglev vehicle UTM-02 employing a five-state feedback control law as a levitation control law.     

A review of dynamics modelling of friction wedge suspensions

Three-piece bogies with friction wedge suspensions are the most widely used bogies in heavy haul trains. Fiction wedge suspensions play a key role in these wagon systems. This article reviews current techniques in dynamic modelling of friction wedge suspension with various motivations: to improve dynamic models of friction wedge suspensions so as to improve general wagon dynamics simulations; to seek better friction wedge suspension models for wagon stability assessments in complex train systems; to improve the modelling of other friction devices, such as friction draft gear. Relevant theories and friction wedge suspension models developed by using commercial simulation packages and in-house simulation packages are reviewed.     

A polynomial chaos approach to the analysis of vehicle dynamics under uncertainty

The ability of ground vehicles to quickly and accurately analyse their dynamic response to a given input is critical to their safety and efficient autonomous operation. In field conditions, significant uncertainty is associated with terrain and/or vehicle parameter estimates, and this uncertainty must be considered in the analysis of vehicle motion dynamics. Here, polynomial chaos approaches that explicitly consider parametric uncertainty during modelling of vehicle dynamics are presented. They are shown to be computationally more efficient than the standard Monte Carlo scheme, and experimental results compared with the simulation results performed on ANVEL (a vehicle simulator) indicate that the method can be utilised for efficient and accurate prediction of vehicle motion in realistic scenarios.     

Estimation of wheel–rail friction for vehicle certification

In certification of new rail vehicles with respect to running characteristics, a wide variety of operating conditions needs to be considered. However, in associated test runs the wheel–rail friction condition is difficult to handle because the friction coefficient needs to be fairly high and the friction is also generally hard to assess. This is an issue that has been studied in the European project DynoTRAIN and part of the results is presented in this paper. More specifically, an algorithm for estimating the wheel–rail friction coefficient at vehicle certification tests is proposed. Owing to lack of some measurement results, the algorithm here is evaluated in a simulation environment which is also an important step towards practical implementation. A quality measure of the friction estimate is suggested in terms of estimated wheel–rail spin and total creep. It is concluded that, tentatively, the total creep should exceed 0.006 and the spin should be less than 1.0 m^?1 for the algorithm to give a good friction estimate. Sensitivity analysis is carried out to imitate measurement errors, but should be expanded in further work.