STATIC AND DYNAMIC STABILITY OF A CLASS OF THREE-AXLE RAILWAY VEHICLES POSSESSING PERFECT STEERING

For railway vehicles having coned wheels mounted on solid axles there is, in general, a conflict between stability of lateral deviations from the motion along the track and ability to steer round curves. However, the three-axle vehicle with zero bending stiffness and with shear elasticity between all wheelsets can satisfy the requirements of perfect steering and for a range of values of equivalent conicity possesses both static and dynamic stability. The static and dynamic stability of the most general form of symmetric three-axle vehicles is investigated, and stability criteria derived.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swets and Zeitlinger BV

  3476 Heerweg, Publications Department
  Lisse,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • WICKENS, A H
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-19
• Serial:
  • Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0042-3114
  • EISSN: 1744-5159
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nvsd20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hunting (Dynamics); Stability (Mechanics); Steering; Three axle trucks; Train track dynamics; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral stability
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164407
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM