Pre-load on the guiding/stabilizing wheels and the critical lateral force of a straddle-type monorail vehicle

The anti-overturning ability of a straddle-type monorail vehicle is influenced by the contact status between the guiding and stabilizing wheels and the track beam; therefore, an initial pre-load is required for the stabilizing and guiding wheels to enhance the anti-overturning ability of the straddle-type monorail vehicle. Determining the reasonable pre-load for the stabilizing and guiding wheels is a significant problem in the operation of a straddle-type monorail vehicle. D’Alembert’s principle has been adopted to transform the dynamic problem that straddle-type monorail vehicle runs on curve segment to the statics problem. The formula describing the relationship between the critical lateral force of the vehicle and the pre-load of the stabilizing wheels is derived from the lateral roll equation of the straddle monorail vehicle and is verified using the multibody dynamics software UM. Subsequently, the reasonable pre-load for the stabilizing wheels is analyzed from the perspectives of comfort and safety based on the formula of critical lateral force. Finally, the maximum and minimum speed limits on a curve for a straddle-type monorail vehicle are discussed based on the aforementioned analysis.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409718785292
• Record URL:
  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0954409718785292
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Ltd.
• Authors:
  • Zhang, Rang
  • Ji, Yuanjin
  • Ren, Lihui
• Publication Date: 2019-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 160-169
• Serial:
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
  • Volume: 233
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
  • ISSN: 0954-4097
  • EISSN: 2041-3017
  • Serial URL: http://pif.sagepub.com/content/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic steering control; Force; Monorail transportation; Railroad wheels; Ride quality
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01692459
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 8 2019 5:00PM