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Semi-active control for independently rotating wheelset in railway vehicles with MR dampers (2021)
Thesis
Zaeim, A. Semi-active control for independently rotating wheelset in railway vehicles with MR dampers. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis presents details of an investigation of a controller for MR damper in the implementation of semi-active control, for primary suspensions of the independently rotating railway vehicles. This research focuses on using MR damper and it add... Read More about Semi-active control for independently rotating wheelset in railway vehicles with MR dampers.

Application of state estimators in active control of railway wheelsets (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Weerasooriya, L., Mei, T., Li, H., & Luo, Y. (2019, August). Application of state estimators in active control of railway wheelsets. Presented at 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden

This paper presents the development of a state observer for the estimation of output torque of an electromechanical actuator in the application of active wheelset control for railway vehicles. The output from the state estimator is essential to ensur... Read More about Application of state estimators in active control of railway wheelsets.

Control of railway wheelsets – A semi-active approach (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Mei, T., Zaeim, A., & Li, H. (2019, August). Control of railway wheelsets – A semi-active approach. Presented at 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019, August 12-16, 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden

This paper presents a detailed study of semi-active approach for railway wheelsets. A number of control strategies for active primary suspensions for both solid axle wheelset and independently rotating wheelsets are examined in detail and the key req... Read More about Control of railway wheelsets – A semi-active approach.

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
Mei, T., Qu, K., & Li, H. (2014). Control of wheel motors for the provision of traction and steering of railway vehicles. IET Power Electronics, 7(9), 2279-2287. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2013.0882

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.

Towards self-powered lateral active suspension for railway vehicles (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, P., Mei, T., & Zhang, J. (2014, July). Towards self-powered lateral active suspension for railway vehicles. Presented at UKACC International Control Conference 2014, Loughborough

This paper investigates the energy consumption of the lateral secondary active suspension for railway vehicles and studies the conditions for self-powered active suspension control. The influence of the performance index weighting factors to both the... Read More about Towards self-powered lateral active suspension for railway vehicles.