A SUMMARY OF OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO SUSPENSION SYSTEM DESIGN

Summaries are presented of the analytic techniques available for three levitated vehicle suspension optimization problems: optimization of passive elements for fixed configuration; optimization of a free passive configuration; optimization of a free active configuration. The techniques are applied to a heave dynamic model which includes gravity forces, random aerodynamic forces and random guideways making use of penalty functions which include vehicle acceleration, suspension displacement, gap variation, power requirements.

• Corporate Authors:

  Arizona State University, Tempe

  School of Engineering
  Tempe, AZ  United States  85281
• Authors:
  • Hedrick, J Karl
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Air cushion vehicles; Equations of motion; Gravity; Guideways; Magnetic levitation; Mathematical models; Optimization; Power spectra; Rapid transit; Suspension systems; Tracked air cushion vehicles
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Mechanical guides; Osdot; Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047763
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-335
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1982 12:00AM