Research Article

Effect of Long-Wavelength Track Irregularities on Vehicle Dynamic Responses

Table 1

Vehicle parameters.

ParametersNotationValue

Mass of carbodymc (kg)40000
Mass of bogie framemb (kg)3200
Mass of wheel-setmw (kg)2400
Moment of inertia of carbody frame about x axisIcx (kg·m2)1840000
Moment of inertia of carbody frame about y axisIcy (kg·m2)547000
Moment of inertia of carbody frame about z axisIcz (kg·m2)1920000
Moment of inertia of bogie frame about x axisIbx (kg·m2)3200
Moment of inertia of bogie frame about y axisIby (kg·m2)6800
Moment of inertia of bogie frame about z axisIbz (kg·m2)7300
Moment of inertia of wheel-set about x axisIwx (kg·m2)1210
Moment of inertia of wheel-set about y axisIwy (kg·m2)1210
Lateral stiffness of primary suspensionK1y (MN/m)3.0
Vertical stiffness of primary suspensionK1z (MN/m)1.04
Lateral stiffness of secondary suspensionK2y (MN/m)0.24
Vertical stiffness of secondary suspensionK2z (MN/m)0.40
Lateral damping of primary suspensionC1y (kN·s/m)0.0
Vertical damping of primary suspensionC1z (kN·s/m)5.0
Lateral damping of secondary suspensionC2y (kN·s/m)30.0
Vertical damping of secondary suspensionC2z (kN·s/m)6.0
Half distance between primary suspension systemsd1 (m)0.748
Half distance between secondary suspension systemsd2 (m)0.978
Radius of wheelRw (m)0.457
Distance between carbody and second suspension systemh1 (m)1.70
Distance between secondary suspension system and bogieh2 (m)0.14
Distance between primary suspension system and bogieh3 (m)0.28
Distance between two bogiesdb (m)17.375
Distance between wheel-setsdw (m)2.5