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ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 104
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 203

Vehicle Models for the Dynamic Behaviour of Roller Rigs in a Running Test

Y. Kunimatsu1 and Y. Terumichi2

1Technology Research and Development Department (Komaki), General Technology Division, Central Japan Railway Company, Aichi, Japan
2Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences Faculty, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
Y. Kunimatsu, Y. Terumichi, "Vehicle Models for the Dynamic Behaviour of Roller Rigs in a Running Test", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 203, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.104.203
Keywords: railway vehicle, running stability, vehicle model, roller rig, dynamic behaviour, half-vehicle, frequency response, high speed railway, vehicle dynamics.

Summary
One method to evaluate the running stability of a railway vehicle is the running test on roller rigs. In this paper, running tests were carried out by means of a frequency response test with lateral forced excitations in order to investigate the effect of a vehicle model on the dynamic behaviour of the vehicle. As a result, it was verified that the lateral dynamic behaviour of a car-body in a full-body vehicle model and a load frame in a half-vehicle model is a vibration mode in which lateral, yawing and roll rotation are coupled. Further, the coupling of the yawing is more apparent in a half-vehicle model. In addition, the position of the centre of the roll rotation movement of the body is influenced by the height of the coupler or joint that fixes the body to the ground.

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