kth.sePublications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Towards the realization of an innovative rail vehicle - active ride comfort control
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Vehicle Engineering and Solid Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4006-807x
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Vehicle Engineering and Solid Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3675-1354
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Vehicle Engineering and Solid Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3855-0011
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Vehicle Engineering and Solid Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0198-6660
Show others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Control Engineering Practice, ISSN 0967-0661, E-ISSN 1873-6939, Vol. 129, article id 105346Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The Shift2Rail project Pivot2 introduces an innovative metro vehicle with two single axle running gears with only one suspension step to reduce the vehicle's weight. A U-shaped connection frame is designed in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer to further reduce weight and incorporate the anti-roll bar. Due to the poor ride comfort of the vehicle with standard passive dampers, all six dampers are replaced by hydraulic actuators. Modal control is applied and optimized with genetic algorithms. Despite the good improvements obtained, the weighted vertical acceleration remains above the acceptance level. Two modifications of modal control are studied, i.e., modal control with additional sensor, and blended control. Based on the frequency response of the results, it is proposed a low-pass filtered blended controller to neglect frame accelerations high frequency content. This last improves vertical comfort at the expenses of a more complex control system in comparison to modal control.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2022. Vol. 129, article id 105346
Keywords [en]
Two-axle vehicle, Modal control, Blended control, Comfort evaluation, Structural modes, Hydraulic actuator modelling
National Category
Vehicle Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320296DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105346ISI: 000861745500002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85138364255OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-320296DiVA, id: diva2:1705478
Note

QC 20221024

Available from: 2022-10-24 Created: 2022-10-24 Last updated: 2023-05-05Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Mechatronic aspects of an innovative two-axle railway vehicle
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Mechatronic aspects of an innovative two-axle railway vehicle
2023 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Within the Shift2Rail research program the goals for a sustainable growth of the railway sector are set. Among these are substantial reduction of Life Cycle Costs, improved reliability and energy efficiency, the reductionof noise emissions, and the achievement of full interoperability of the rolling stock. Therefore, a new generation of running gear is envisioned.

An innovative two-axle vehicle that can reduce weight, initial investmentand maintenance cost, and emissions is proposed for a metro line system. The vehicle proposed will have only one suspension step. To further reducethe weight and incorporate the otherwise missing anti-roll bar, a compositematerial connection frame is introduced. The two-axle configuration suffers from poor ride comfort, due to the lack of a second suspension step acting as filter, and from poor steering capability, due to the long distance between wheelsets. Active suspensions are therefore introduced to improve both ride comfort and steering capability.

This Ph.D. thesis showcases the key activities undertaken during the developmentof the innovative vehicle, building a simulation framework where the vehicle can be virtually tested. Several modelling environments are used such as: SIMPACK for vehicle dynamics, Abaqus for finite elements modelling, Simscape for hydraulic physics simulations, and Simulink for control logic development. During the Ph.D. time two elements of the mechatronic vehicle have been designed and manufactured, i.e. the carbon fiber connection frame and the steering active suspension. The two components models have been experimentally validated and introduced into the simulation environment. A ride comfort and a wheelset steering control strategy have been designed to overcome the limitations introduced by the two-axle configuration. The proposed solutions aim at being applicable in the whole operational scenario of the innovative vehicle.

The present work emphasises the possibility of introducing innovative mechatronic solutions as an alternative to standard bogie solutions aiming at reducing costs and emissions, blurring the boundaries between academic view and possible industrial applications.

Abstract [sv]

Inom forskningsprogrammet Shift2Rail sattes målen för en hållbar tillväxt av järnvägssektorn. Dessa mål innefattar en avsevärd minskning av livscykelkostnader, en ökad tillförlitlighet och energieffektivitet, minskning av bullerutsläpp och full driftskompatibilitet för den rullande materielen. För att uppnå målen föreslås här en ny generation av löpverk.

Ett innovativt tvåaxligt fordon som kan minska vikten, den initiala investerings- och underhållskostnaden samt utsläppen föreslås därför här för ett tunnelbanesystem. Det föreslagna fordonet kommer bara att ha ett fjädringssteg. För att ytterligare minska vikten och inkludera den annars saknade krängningshämmaren, introduceras en sammankopplande ram av kompositmaterial. Den tvåaxliga konfigurationen lider av dålig åkkomfort, eftersom det saknas ett andra fjädringssteg som fungerar som filter. På grund av det långa hjulaxelavståndet lider konfigurationen även av dålig styrförmåga. För att förbättra både åkkomfort och styrförmåga introduceras därför aktiva fjädringar.

Denna doktorsavhandling beskriver de viktigaste aktiviteterna som genomfördes under utvecklingen av det innovativa fordonet, uppbyggnaden av ett simuleringsramverk där fordonet kan testas virtuellt. Flera modelleringsmiljöer används, såsom SIMPACK för fordonsdynamik, Abaqus för modellering i finita element, Simscape för hydrauliska simuleringar och Simulink för utveckling av styrlogiken. Under doktorsarbetets gång har två delar av det mekatroniska fordonet designats och tillverkats, det är kolfiberkopplingsramen och den aktiva fjädringen i styrningen. Modellerna för dessa två komponenter har experimentellt validerats och introducerats i simuleringsmiljön. Kontrollstrategier för åkkomfort och styrningen av hjulaxlarna har utformats för att övervinna de begränsningar som den tvåaxliga konfigurationen innebär. De föreslagna lösningarna syftar till att vara tillämpliga i hela driftscenariot för det innovativa fordonet.

Detta arbete betonar möjligheten att introducera innovativa mekatroniska lösningar som ett alternativ till vanliga boggilösningar som syftar till att minska kostnader och utsläpp, och sudda ut gränserna mellan den akademiska synen och möjliga industriella tillämpningar.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023
Series
TRITA-SCI-FOU ; 2023:18
National Category
Vehicle Engineering
Research subject
Vehicle and Maritime Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-326562 (URN)978-91-8040-560-7 (ISBN)
Public defence
2023-06-02, https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/66930256556, D37, Lindstedtsvägen 9, Stockholm, 10:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Note

QC 230510

Available from: 2023-05-10 Created: 2023-05-05 Last updated: 2023-06-15Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

No full text in DiVA

Other links

Publisher's full textScopus

Authority records

Giossi, Rocco LiberoShipsha, AntonPersson, RickardWennhage, PerStichel, Sebastian

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Giossi, Rocco LiberoShipsha, AntonPersson, RickardWennhage, PerStichel, Sebastian
By organisation
Vehicle Engineering and Solid Mechanics
In the same journal
Control Engineering Practice
Vehicle Engineering

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar

doi
urn-nbn

Altmetric score

doi
urn-nbn
Total: 133 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf