Influences of Carbody Vertical Flexibility on Ride Comfort of Railway Vehicles

The article investigates the influence of the carbody vertical flexibility on the ride comfort of the railway vehicles. The ride comfort is evaluated via the comfort index calculated in three reference points of the carbody. The results of the numerical simulations bring attention to the importance...

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Main Authors: Dumitriu Mădălina, Cruceanu Cătălin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-06-01
Series:Archive of Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/meceng.2017.64.issue-2/meceng-2017-0014/meceng-2017-0014.xml?format=INT