Title: Optimum axle-box guidance stiffnesses for traditional running gears operating on a given railway line

Authors: Andras Szabo, Gyorgy Sostarics, Istvan Zobory

Addresses: Institute of Vehicle Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary. ' Institute of Vehicle Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary. ' Institute of Vehicle Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary

Abstract: On the basis of dynamic simulation of the lateral motion of railway vehicles, the increase in mileage expressed by the distance covered between two tyre-profile renewal turnings on leith of the wheel-sets is examined as a function of the axle-box guidance stiffnesses in longitudinal and lateral directions, with the given railway line and the stochastic lateral track unevennesses taken into consideration. With the help of a numerical optimization procedure, the numerical value of the stiffnesses of the axle-box guidance that ensure the maximum mileage are determined.

Keywords: axle-box guidance stiffness; dynamic simulation; railway vehicles; vehicle dynamics; wheel wear; running gears; railway lines; railways; numerical optimisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1994.061877

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1994 Vol.15 No.3/4/5, pp.484 - 493

Published online: 28 May 2014 *

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