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On the active guidance of railway vehicles
thesis
posted on 2017-10-26, 15:06 authored by Andrew PowellThe conflict between stability and curving has been well documented since the dawn
of the railways. Advances in computer technology and deeper understanding of the
complex mechanics of the wheel-rail interface have led to the study of innovative
designs. This thesis outlines the need for steering systems for railway applications.
A number of innovative passive solutions have been proposed to reduce the conflict
between stability and curving. Comparisons of some of these solutions show that
significant benefits can be obtained by using uncommon configurations. [Continues.]
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher
© Andrew PowellPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/Publication date
1998Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en