A Dedicated Control Design Methodology for Improved Tilting Train Performance

Hugo Magalhães; Pedro Antunes; João Pombo; Jorge Ambrósio

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_9

A Dedicated Control Design Methodology for Improved Tilting Train Performance

Hugo Magalhães, Pedro Antunes, João Pombo, Jorge Ambrósio

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The development of detailed multibody models of railway vehicles is essential to address industrial problems through computational tools. The assessment of vehicle dynamic performance is one of the studies that can be performed with a multibody software. But when tilting trains are considered, which comprise active suspension elements, control engineering theories are required to estimate the forces developed by the actuators. Despite its importance, in general the details about the tilting control algorithm are unknown. In this work, a dedicated control design methodology is proposed to estimate the control algorithm of a tilting system in order to assure a proper vehicle performance. For this purpose, a detailed multibody model of a tilting train is used to perform a batch of simulations in order to develop an accurate linear model of the tilting system and to study its performance in realistic operation conditions. Thus, the traditional control techniques can be used to assess the tilting system dynamics and to design the control algorithm so that proper tilting performance is ensured. The control algorithm and the tilting performance are tested on a curved and tangent track with track irregularities. The comfort indexes P_CT and RMS are used here to assess the tilting system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019
Editors	Matthijs Klomp, Fredrik Bruzelius, Jens Nielsen, Angela Hillemyr
Publisher	Springer
Pages	72-81
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030380779
ISBN (Print)	9783030380762
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_9
Publication status	Published - 14 Feb 2020
Event	26th IAVSD International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 12 Aug 2019 → 16 Aug 2019 Conference number: 26 https://iavsd2019.se/

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Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

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Conference	26th IAVSD International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks
Abbreviated title	IAVSD 2019
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Gothenburg
Period	12/08/19 → 16/08/19
Internet address	https://iavsd2019.se/

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Magalhães, H., Antunes, P., Pombo, J., & Ambrósio, J. (2020). A Dedicated Control Design Methodology for Improved Tilting Train Performance. In M. Klomp, F. Bruzelius, J. Nielsen, & A. Hillemyr (Eds.), Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019 (pp. 72-81). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_9

Magalhães, Hugo ; Antunes, Pedro ; Pombo, João et al. / A Dedicated Control Design Methodology for Improved Tilting Train Performance. Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019. editor / Matthijs Klomp ; Fredrik Bruzelius ; Jens Nielsen ; Angela Hillemyr. Springer, 2020. pp. 72-81 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Magalhães, H, Antunes, P , Pombo, J & Ambrósio, J 2020, A Dedicated Control Design Methodology for Improved Tilting Train Performance. in M Klomp, F Bruzelius, J Nielsen & A Hillemyr (eds), Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, pp. 72-81, 26th IAVSD International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, Gothenburg, Sweden, 12/08/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_9

A Dedicated Control Design Methodology for Improved Tilting Train Performance. / Magalhães, Hugo; Antunes, Pedro ; Pombo, João et al.

Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019. ed. / Matthijs Klomp; Fredrik Bruzelius; Jens Nielsen; Angela Hillemyr. Springer, 2020. p. 72-81 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Magalhães H, Antunes P , Pombo J, Ambrósio J. A Dedicated Control Design Methodology for Improved Tilting Train Performance. In Klomp M, Bruzelius F, Nielsen J, Hillemyr A, editors, Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019. Springer. 2020. p. 72-81. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Epub 2020 Feb 13. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_9

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