Abstract
Active suspension applied to railway vehicles is an area which has received considerable attention over recent years. The limits of passive suspension performance have been reached, but there is a need to maintain ride quality with the ever-increasing emphasis on lighter vehicles and higher speeds. A number of experimental active suspensions have demonstrated benefits and several manufacturers are now offering vehicles fitted with either semi-active or active suspensions. The beneficial effect inter-vehicle dampers have on ride quality means that they are now commonplace in high-speed train design. The fusion of the two ideas of active suspension and inter-vehicle dampers has spawned the concept of `active inter-vehicle' suspension. This paper addresses this concept and attempts to resolve a number of issues, most notably the question: how much they can improve ride quality?
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 1997 American Control Conference |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 719-723 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0780338340 , 0780338359 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0780338324, 0780338332 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 1997 American Control Conference - Albuquerque Convention Center, Hyatt Regency Hotel and Doubletree Hotel , Albuquerque, United States Duration: 4 Jun 1997 → 6 Jun 1997 https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/TIBKAT%3A235533971/Proceedings-of-the-1997-American-Control-Conference/ |
Publication series
| Name | American Control Conference Proceedings |
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| Publisher | American Automatic Control Council |
| ISSN (Print) | 0743-1619 |
Conference
| Conference | 1997 American Control Conference |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Albuquerque |
| Period | 4/06/97 → 6/06/97 |
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