Two-level numerical optimization of ride comfort in railway vehicles

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Enblom, R ^a  

^a BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

MDO; Numerical multi disciplinary optimization; Railway vehicle dynamics; Ride comfort

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION; RAILWAY VEHICLES; RIDE COMFORT;

RIDING QUALITIES;

EID: 33645224950     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 09544097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440905X33279     Document Type: Article

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