An active lateral suspension of rail vehicles significantly increases passenger comfort. It also improves efficiency of the rail operation since a wider car body can be used. The paper describes the design of an electromechanical lateral suspension based on a permanent magnet machine and a roller screw. Both mechanical and electrical characteristics are examined and the feasibility of the system is shown.
Electromechanical actuator for active suspension of a rail vehicle
1999-01-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
permanent magnet machine , control system synthesis , permanent magnet machines , electric actuators , railways , vibration control , passenger comfort , feasibility , mechanical characteristics , electrical characteristics , vibrations control , electromechanical lateral suspension design , roller screw , active suspension , electromechanical actuator , rail vehicle , traffic control , rail traffic
Experimental evaluation of an electromechanical suspension actuator for rail vehicle applications
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