The wheel-rail module of the universally applicable multibody system simulation software SIMPACK is described. The emphasis is laid upon the contact modelling of the wheel-rail module and its geometry based on the recently developed quasi-elastic contact model. An extensive study of derailment criteria for freight cars shows the possibility of replacing the majority of the field-experiments with software simulations. Besides this, several examples from the field of advanced railway vehicle technology including tilting techniques, slip-controlled wheelsets, flexible structures and crossing a switch are presented.
Multibody system simulation of railway vehicles with SIMPACK
Vehicle System Dynamics ; 31 , SUPPL. ; 101-118
1999
18 Seiten, 9 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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