IMPROVED SIGNAL CONDITIONING METHODS FOR MEASURING THE VERTICAL FORCES AT THE WHEEL/RAIL INTERFACE

Continuous recording of the vertical forces arising at the wheel/rail interface has been desirable already for some time. To do this, the output signals of two vertical force measuring bridges displaced at an angle of 45 degrees are combined by electronic means to form a continuous signal with a residual ripple of less than plus or minus 5% of the rated wheel force. The measuring device was developed for the Series Rc 4 wheel centres of Swedish State Railways (SJ). It has proved successful both in laboratory tests and during trial runs conducted in Sweden and USA.

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  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

  Luetzowstrasse 105-196
  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Eriksson, S
  • Nellgran, A
• Publication Date: 1978-5

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 143-146
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 102
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Instrumentation; Railroad rails; Rolling contact; Train track dynamics; Wheels
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00182608
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 12 1978 12:00AM