Table 2

Mass, inertia and suspension parameters of the investigated vehicle model according to UIC standards and the VI-Rail reference configuration

Multibody model componentParameter value (SI units)Quantity
Carbody massMbody = 32,0001
Carbody rotational moment of inertiaIxx = 5.68 × 104 
Iyy = 1.97 × 106
Izz = 1.97 × 106
Bogie frame massMbogie = 2,6151
Bogie frame rotational moment of inertiaIxx = 1,722 
Iyy = 1,476
Izz = 3,067
Wheelset massMwset = 1,5042
Wheelset rotational moment of inertiaIxx = 810 
Iyy = 810
Izz = 112
Axle box massMaxle = 1504
Axle box rotational moment of inertiaIxx = 2.1 
Iyy = 5.6
Izz = 5.6
Primary suspension stiffnessKx = 6.17 × 1054
Ky = 6.17 × 105
Kz = 7.32 × 105
Kθ = Kα = 63.5
Secondary suspension stiffnessKx = 1.6 × 1054
Ky = 1.6 × 105
Kz = 4.3 × 105
Kθ = Kα = 183.3
Primary suspension vertical damper1 × 1064
Primary suspension vertical damper6 × 1062
Secondary suspension anti-yaw damper3 × 1072
Secondary suspension lateral damper6 × 1062
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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