This is a review of well established and recently introduced contact-force models that are
used in the dynamical analysis of multibody systems. In particular, two contact groups have …

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 …

Over the last decades, several compliant contact force models have been proposed.
However, no complete and systematic comparison has been done on these models, which …

The nature of the constitutive contact force law utilized to describe contact–impact events in
solid contact interfaces plays a key role in predicting the response of multibody mechanical …

The development of numerical models able to compute the wheel and rail profile wear is
essential to improve the scheduling of maintenance operations required to restore the …

High-speed rail (HSR) is being developed in Asian and European countries to satisfy the
rapidly growing demand for intercity services and to shore up economic growth. The rapid …

When compared with road traffic, railway transportation is safer, more comfortable, less
polluting and presents less energy consumption per passenger/km. When compared with …

In general the electrical energy is provided to the trainsets by the pantograph–catenary
contact. The study of this system contributes to decrease the number of incidents and the …

Tread wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) damage propagated on railway wheels are the
two extremely important focal points as they can tremendously deteriorate wheel/rail …

All mechanisms have mechanical joints with clearances and imperfections, either for
functional reasons, enabling compliances and damping, or undesired, due to the extra cost …