Outputs (9)

Semi-Active Control of Independently Rotating Wheels in Railway Vehicles (2024)
Journal Article
Mei, T., Li, H., Zaeim, A., & Dai, H. (2024). Semi-Active Control of Independently Rotating Wheels in Railway Vehicles. Vehicle System Dynamics, 62(10), 2686-2702. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2023.2300278

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of steering and guidance problems of independently rotating wheels (IRWs) in railway vehicles and provides an engineering insight of the possibilities for passive and/or semi-active control possibilities that... Read More about Semi-Active Control of Independently Rotating Wheels in Railway Vehicles.

Rotor-position detection in permanent-magnet wheel motor to ensure smooth startup from standstill (2019)
Journal Article
Qu, K., Li, W., Xu, G., Mei, T., Cao, J., Zhang, Y., & Hu, H. (2019). Rotor-position detection in permanent-magnet wheel motor to ensure smooth startup from standstill. IEEE Access, 7, 54179-54191. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2912445

In this paper, an innovative rotor-position-detection method for a permanent-magnet wheel motor (PMWM) that operates from standstill to low speed is presented. The neutral voltage, which is sensed through phaseshifted pulse width modulation, overcome... Read More about Rotor-position detection in permanent-magnet wheel motor to ensure smooth startup from standstill.

Robust control and actuator dynamics compensation for railway vehicles (2016)
Journal Article
Bideleh, S., Mei, T., & Berbyuk, V. (2016). Robust control and actuator dynamics compensation for railway vehicles. Vehicle System Dynamics, 54(12), 1762-1784. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2016.1234627

A robust controller is designed for active steering of a high speed train bogie with solid axle wheel sets to reduce track irregularity effects on the vehicle’s dynamics and improve stability and curving performance. A half-car railway vehicle model... Read More about Robust control and actuator dynamics compensation for railway vehicles.

Design and optimisation of wheel-rail profiles for adhesion improvement (2016)
Journal Article
Liu, B., Mei, T., & Bruni, S. (2016). Design and optimisation of wheel-rail profiles for adhesion improvement. Vehicle System Dynamics, 54(3), 429-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2015.1137958

This paper describes a study for the optimisation of the wheel profile in wheel-rail system to increase the overall level of adhesion available at the contact interface, in particular to investigate how the wheel and rail profile combination may be d... Read More about Design and optimisation of wheel-rail profiles for adhesion improvement.

An analytical design approach for self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for railway vehicles (2015)
Journal Article
Wang, P., Li, H., Zhang, J., & Mei, T. (2015). An analytical design approach for self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for railway vehicles. Vehicle System Dynamics, 53(10), 1439-1454. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2015.1050964

In this paper, an analytical design approach for the development of self-powered active suspensions is investigated and is applied to optimise the control system design for an active lateral secondary suspension for railway vehicles. The conditions f... Read More about An analytical design approach for self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for railway vehicles.

Self-powered active lateral suspension for railway vehicles (2015)
Journal Article
Wang, P., Mei, T., Zhang, J., & Li, H. (2016). Self-powered active lateral suspension for railway vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 65(3), 1121-1129. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2015.2407575

This paper presents a design methodology for the development of self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for rail vehicles. It firstly investigates the energy flows in the active lateral secondary suspensions and analyzes the conditions for... Read More about Self-powered active lateral suspension for railway vehicles.

Control of wheel motors for the provision of traction and steering of railway vehicles (2014)
Journal Article

This study presents the development of a control system for permanent magnet motors embedded in railway wheels for integrated traction and steering of rail vehicles. The overall control scheme and the control strategies for the provision of traction... Read More about Control of wheel motors for the provision of traction and steering of railway vehicles.

Fault detection and isolation for an active wheelset control system (2014)
Journal Article
Mirzapour, M., Mei, T., & Xuesong, J. (2014). Fault detection and isolation for an active wheelset control system. Vehicle System Dynamics, 52(Sup_1), 157-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2014.887210

Active control for railway wheelsets in the primary suspension has been shown to offer a number of performance gains, and especially it can be used to stabilise the wheelsets without compromising the vehicle's performance on curves. However, the use... Read More about Fault detection and isolation for an active wheelset control system.

Real-time modeling of wheel-rail contact laws with system-on-chip (2010)
Journal Article
Zhou, Y., Mei, T., & Freear, S. (2010). Real-time modeling of wheel-rail contact laws with system-on-chip. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 21(5), 672-684. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPDS.2009.107

This paper presents the development and implementation of a multiprocessor system-on-chip solution for fast and real-time
simulations of complex and nonlinear wheel-rail contact mechanics. There are two main significances in this paper. First, the w... Read More about Real-time modeling of wheel-rail contact laws with system-on-chip.