RAIL PASSENGER VEHICLE TRUCK DESIGN METHODOLOGY

A procedure for the selection of rail passenger truck design parameters to meet dynamic performance indices has been developed. The procedure is based upon partitioning the design task into three tradeoff studies: (1) a vertical ride quality-secondary stroke trade-off, (2) a lateral ride quality-second stroke trade-off, and (3) a stability curving trade-off. The procedure is illustrated with the selection of design parameters for an intercity 130-mph vehicle and an urban 80-mph vehicle.

• Record URL:
  https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/rail-passenger-vehicle-truck-design-methodology
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• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Mechanical Engineering
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wormley, D N
  • Hedrick, K
  • Horak, D
  • Bell, C
• Publication Date: 1981-1

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 190 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Dynamic tests; High speed rail; Kinetics; Mathematical models; Passenger cars; Passenger transportation; Quality of work; Rail (Railroads); Railroad cars; Ride quality; Rolling contact; Stability (Mechanics); Steering; Structural design; Suspension systems; Trucks; Undercarriages; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic analysis; Dynamic response
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car dynamics
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Passenger Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00329091
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-81/11 Final Rpt., DOT-TSC-FRA-81-1
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1471
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM