In the context of rail vehicle collision tests, which incur high costs and consume substantial time and energy, the equivalence between a single vehicle crashing into a rigid wall and two identical vehicles colliding with each other was studied. Taking the car body as a rigid body, a three-dimensional multi-body dynamic model was built to simulate a single-vehicle impact and a collision between two identical vehicles; the results showed that the condition of a single vehicle crashing into a rigid wall at a speed of can be used to replace the condition of one vehicle moving at a speed of v and crashing into an identical vehicle that is stationary. However, the actual collision is a strong nonlinear process, and it is necessary to conduct the equivalent test of the condition of collision. Based on the similarity theory, the scaled equivalent vehicle model is established. Through a series of scaled model tests, the following conclusion is drawn: if one vehicle moving at a speed of vcrashes into another identical vehicle that is stationary, one can equivalently use a single vehicle with a speed of (units: m/s) that crashes into a rigid wall. This study provides practical support for the equivalence of vehicle collision test conditions and holds great value for engineering applications.
Equivalence study involving rail vehicle collision test conditions
2019-01-01
17 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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