Estimation of wheel/rail contact forces in vehicles instrumented with inertial and optic sensors using advances computational models

Project

ESFUCON - Estimation of wheel/rail contact forces in vehicles instrumented with inertial and optic sensors using advances computational models

Funding origin:

Spain

Funding sources:

Spanish State Research Agency (AEI)

STRIA Roadmaps:

Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)

Transport mode:

Rail

Duration:

Start date: 01/01/2014,

End date: 01/01/2016

Status: Finished

Funding details:

Total cost:

€112 530

Overview

Objectives:

This project developed a railway vehicle dynamic model specially adapted for the estimation of wheel/rail contact forces, using multibody system dynamics.

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