Dynamic analysis of a railway vehicle in real operation conditions using a new wheel-rail contact detection model

International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 79-105

  Pombo, João ^a   Ambrósio, Jorge ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE TOMAR   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Superior Tecnico Institute for Mechanical Engineering   (Portugal)

Author keywords

contact models; contact point detection; multibody dynamics; railway dynamics; wheel rail interaction forces

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549112460     PISSN: 17456436     EISSN: 17456444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvsmt.2005.008574     Document Type: Article

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