This paper develops the intelligent wheel concept forwarded by Wickens. A two “wheel-pair” vehicle is considered. The wheel-pair consists of two independent wheels pinned to a frame. The wheels have hub motors that provide the torque for steering as well as traction. A simple controller is applied to demonstrate the performance of the system. The maximum guidance error is shown to be 2 mm on a 54 m radius curve and the vehicle has a critical speed of 108 kph. A discussion of the merits of the system and some practical considerations are entered into.
Active Guidance of Railway Vehicles Using Traction Motor Torque Control
Vehicle System Dynamics ; 25 , sup1 ; 573-584
1996-01-01
12 pages
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Active Guidance of Railway Vehicles Using Traction Motor Torque Control
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