State-of-the-art and challenges of railway and road vehicle dynamics with multibody dynamics approaches
A review of the current use of multibody dynamics methods in the analysis of the dynamics of
vehicles is given. Railway vehicle dynamics as well as road vehicle dynamics are …
vehicles is given. Railway vehicle dynamics as well as road vehicle dynamics are …
Wheel-rail contact and friction models: A review of recent advances
C Fang, SA Jaafar, W Zhou, H Yan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Rail transportation is regarded as a reliable, quick, and secure mode of transportation. The
wheel-rail contact interaction is crucial to the railway operation since it is responsible for …
wheel-rail contact interaction is crucial to the railway operation since it is responsible for …
A three-dimensional approach for contact detection between realistic wheel and rail surfaces for improved railway dynamic analysis
The wheel-rail contact modeling problem assumes a preponderant role on the dynamic
analysis of railway systems using multibody systems formulations. The accurate and efficient …
analysis of railway systems using multibody systems formulations. The accurate and efficient …
Implementation of a non-Hertzian contact model for railway dynamic application
The development of wheel–rail contact models is an active topic of railway research with the
dual objective of improving the accuracy of multibody simulations and reducing its …
dual objective of improving the accuracy of multibody simulations and reducing its …
On the generation of enhanced lookup tables for wheel-rail contact models
In railway dynamics, the interpolation of lookup tables (LUTs) is a procedure utilized to
reduce the computational effort when computing the wheel-rail contact forces. However, the …
reduce the computational effort when computing the wheel-rail contact forces. However, the …
Generalisation of the linear theory of rolling contact to a single double-elliptic contact region and its application to solve non-Hertzian contact problems using extended …
Most contact models addressing the solution of the tangential problem assume an elliptical
shape of the contact patch which is derived from the Hertz theory. In particular, the linear …
shape of the contact patch which is derived from the Hertz theory. In particular, the linear …
Comparison of wheel–rail contact models in the context of multibody system simulation: Hertzian versus non-Hertzian
The calculation of the wheel–rail contact forces is one of the most difficult yet time-
consuming processes in multibody system (MBS) simulations for a vehicle-track interaction …
consuming processes in multibody system (MBS) simulations for a vehicle-track interaction …
Analysis of the two-point wheel-rail contact scenario using the knife-edge-equivalent contact constraint method
JF Aceituno, P Urda, E Briales, JL Escalona - Mechanism and Machine …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a rigid contact approach to analyse the two-point wheel-rail contact
scenario using the simplified constraint-based contact method called Knife-edge Equivalent …
scenario using the simplified constraint-based contact method called Knife-edge Equivalent …
Challenges and methodology for pre-processing measured and new rail profiles to efficiently simulate wheel-rail interaction in switches and crossings
This paper describes a methodology developed to systematically pre-process rail profile
data from switches and crossings for railway vehicle dynamics simulation. The methodology …
data from switches and crossings for railway vehicle dynamics simulation. The methodology …
Comparison of numerical and computational aspects between two constraint-based contact methods in the description of wheel/rail contacts
The numerical and computation aspects of the Knife-edge Equivalent Contact (KEC)
constraint and lookup table (LUT) methods are compared in this paper. The LUT method …
constraint and lookup table (LUT) methods are compared in this paper. The LUT method …