... couplings differential algebraic equations kinematics Newton-Raphson method railways vehicle dynamics longitudinal train forces coupler geometric nonlinearities noninertial coordinates railroad vehicle dynamics multibody systems Coupler elements that connect train cars have...

... and derivatives Interpolated shapes (stock and tongue rails) 28 12 2009 20 02 2010 20 10 2010 20 10 2010 interpolation mechanical contact rails railways wheels The development of a numerical procedure for solving wheel/rail contact problems of turnout...

... of truck are proposed in the literature ( 6 ), where the primary suspensions are designed differently in the front and rear axles such that the stability and curving performances can be both optimized. creep flanges force mechanical contact mechanical stability railway engineering railways...

... cases, an uncommon track model, is used. In the new track model, the width and amplitude of the lateral deviation are changed to 0.6096 m (2 ft) and 0.0254 m (1 in.), respectively. 23 02 2009 13 07 2009 18 02 2010 18 02 2010 creep mechanical contact rails railways...

.... P. , 2008 , “ Report on a Railway Benchmark Simulating a Single Wheelset Without Friction Impacting a Rigid Track ,” Veh. Syst. Dyn. 0042-3114 , 46 , pp. 93 – 116 . 10.1080/00423110701506905 14 06 2008 08 12 2008 24 08 2009 convergence of numerical methods...

... of a wheel and a grooved rail in light rail vehicle applications. flanges mechanical contact rails railways vehicle dynamics wheels When a wheelset is in contact with the rail at one point for each wheel, two sets of nonconformal contact conditions described using Eq. 7 need...

...M. Tanabe; N. Matsumoto; H. Wakui; M. Sogabe; H. Okuda; Y. Tanabe In this paper, a simple and efficient numerical method to solve for the dynamic interaction of a high-speed train and railway structure during an earthquake is given. The motion of the train is modeled in multibody dynamics...

...Federico Cheli; Roberto Corradi; Giorgio Diana; Alan Facchinetti Tramcar vehicles significantly differ from traditional railway vehicles for both the adopted structural configuration and design solutions and the operating conditions. For this reason, a new numerical model specific for the analysis...

... , Dynamics of Railway Vehicle Systems , Academic Press , New York . Kreyszig , E. , 1991 , Differential Geometry , Dover Publications , New York . Shabana , A. A. , Tobaa , M. , Sugiyama , H. , and Zaazaa , K. , 2005 , “ On the Computer Formulations of the Wheel/Rail...