Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles [Hardcover]

Keep Up with Advancements in the Field of Rail Vehicle Design

A thorough understanding of the issues that affect dynamic performance, as well as more inventive methods for controlling rail vehicle dynamics, is needed to meet the demands for safer rail vehicles with higher speed and loads. Design and Simulation of Rail Vehiclesexamines the field of rail vehicle design, maintenance, and modification, as well as performance issues related to these types of vehicles. This text analyzes rail vehicle design issues and dynamic responses, describes the design and features of rail vehicles, and introduces methods that address the operational conditions of this complex system.

Focused on both non-powered and powered rail vehiclesfreight and passenger rolling stock, locomotives, and self-powered vehicles used for public transportthis book introduces the problems involved in designing and modeling all types of rail vehicles. It explores the applications of vehicle dynamics, train operations, and track infrastructure maintenance. It introduces the fundamentals of locomotive design, multibody dynamics, and longitudinal train dynamics, and discusses co-simulation techniques. It also highlights recent advances in rail vehicle design, and contains applicable standards and acceptance tests from around the world.

Includes multidisciplinary simulation approaches

Contains an understanding of rail vehicle design and simulation techniques

Establishes the connection between theory and many simulation examples

Presents simple to advanced rail vehicle design and simulation methodologies

Design and Simulation of Rail Vehiclesserves as an introductory text for graduate or senior undergraduate students, and as a reference forlG