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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 249

Long Time Evolution of Train Dynamics with Respect to Track Irregularities

N. Lestoille1,2, C. Soize1, G. Perrin1,2,3 and C. Funfschilling2

1Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, Université Paris-Est, Marne-la-Vallée, France
2Innovation and Research Department, SNCF, Immeuble Lumière, Paris, France
3Laboratoire Navier, Université Paris-Est, Marne-la-Vallée, France

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
N. Lestoille, C. Soize, G. Perrin, C. Funfschilling, "Long Time Evolution of Train Dynamics with Respect to Track Irregularities", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 249, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.104.249
Keywords: high speed train dynamics, stochastic modeling, track irregularities, stochastic dynamics, long time evolution, vehicle-track coupling.

Summary
This paper aims at characterizing the long time evolution of the vehicle-track system. The knowledge of the evolution of such a system is of great concern for the railway industry, in order to maintain a high level of safety and comfort in the trains. We propose a computational stochastic approach to predict the long time evolution of a given track portion. The approach is based on an adaptation of the global stochastic model of track irregularities previously identified with a large experimental data basis. The nonlinear stochastic dynamics of the train excited by track irregularities are carried out using a computational multibody dynamics model. Some indicators concerning the dynamic responses of the train are introduced in order to start off the maintenance or not of the given track portion.

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