Numerical and experimental approach for the evaluation of severe longitudinal dynamics of heavy freight trains

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 937-955

  Belforte, P ^a   Cheli, F ^a   Diana, G ^a   Melzi, S ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Freight train; Numerical analysis; On line tests; Running safety

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); DYNAMICS; FREIGHT CARS; LOCOMOTIVES; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEM THEORY;

FREIGHT TRAIN; HEAVY FREIGHT TRAINS; LONGITUDINAL DYNAMICS; ON-LINE TESTS; RUNNING SAFETY;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS;

DYNAMICS SIMULATOR; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FREIGHT TRAIN; HEAVY FREIGHT TRAINS; LONGITUDINAL DYNAMICS; MULTI-BODY; NONSTATIONARY; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; ON-LINE TESTS; RUNNING SAFETY; SIMULATION CODE;

EID: 51449100161     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110802037180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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