A Method for Setting Wagon Speed Restrictions Based on Wagon Responses

This article presents a method to set wagon speed restrictions based on wagon body accelerations. For the specific locomotive, wagon conditions and track states, an individual wagon critical speed may be determined from its running stability. Furthermore, stability can be evaluated by a wheelset derailment index, which is determined by the ratio of lateral and vertical wheel-rail contact forces. Providing the information on the critical speed online has, without doubt, significant industrial application potentials. The research efforts in this article are focused on the estimation of wheel-rail contact forces using measured wagon body accelerations.

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• Authors:
  • Xia, F
  • Cole, C
  • Wolfs, P
• Conference:
  • 19th Symposium of the International Association for Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Location: Milan , Italy
  • Date: 2005-8-28 to 2005-9-2
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 424-432
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 19th Symposium of the International Association for Vehicle System Dynamics
• Serial:
  • Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: Supplement
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0042-3114
  • EISSN: 1744-5159

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Derailments; Force; Freight cars; Indexes (Information management); Locomotives; Railroad tracks; Rolling contact; Running speed; Stability (Mechanics); Vehicle bodies; Wheelsets (Railroads)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Critical speed analysis; Restrictions
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046815
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780415436168
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 10 2007 2:30PM