INTERACTION BETWEEN VEHICLES AND TRACK. EQUATIONS OF MOTION OF A RAILWAY VEHICLE

The equations of motion of a railway vehicle are derived using Newtonian methods of summing all the forces acting on each mass element. As an understanding of the dynamics of a wheelset is fundamental to the study of a complete vehicle, the equations of motion of a wheelset are derived first, followed by the equations of motion of three example vehicles.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamics; Equations of motion; Mathematical models; Rail (Railroads); Railroad cars; Train track dynamics; Wheels; Wheelsets (Railroads)
• Old TRIS Terms: Question c116
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052633
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: C116/RP 4/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM