Research Article

Optimization and Performance Analysis of Rail-Train Coupling System with Inerters

Table 9

The performance of the rail-train coupling system.

AccelerationVehicle body (m/s2)Vehicle pitch (rad/s2)Rail (m/s2)Sleeper (m/s2)Ballast (m/s2)

Tradition0.38410.01960.61760.85730.5934
Parallel0.21650.02150.62140.74690.5046
Improvement43.64%-9.73%-0.6%12.88%14.96%
Series0.26780.01650.57940.68390.4608
Improvement30.29%15.84%6.19%20.24%22.35%