A method of analysis and computer program was developed to generate dynamic response solutions for a bilevel auto ferry rail transport car. The analysis views the auto ferry as a system of rigid bodies interconnected by suspension system components, which include linear and nonlinear springs and rubber bumpers, bilinear rotary shock absorbers, etc. The rigid bodies consist of the rail car structure, front and rear trucks, each automobile carried (from 0 to 8) and a front and rear seat passenger in each auto. The rail suspension system is based on an air sprung truck system. The auto suspension system is based on a representative late model automobile. Five degrees of freedom are considered for the majority of the rigid bodies. The sixth degree of freedom is a prescribed function of time, equal to the current train velocity. Initially, the rail car and its contents are assumed to be traveling at constant longitudinal velocity in the equilibrium configuration. A Runge-Kutta numerical integration technique has been employed for the solution of this initial value rigid body system. (Author)


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    Title :

    Dynamic Simulation of Auto and Passenger Rail Transports


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    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    179 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English