Control of Independently Rotating Wheels with MR Dampers

Mei, T. X.; Zaeim, A.; Li, Hong

Abstract

This paper studies the control of independently rotating wheels (IRWs) in railway vehicles with the use of magnetorheological dampers. The development of a semi-active strategy for steering/guidance control is presented. A conventional bogie vehicle with IRWs is then used in the study to carry out a comprehensive performance evaluation in comparison with a full active control. The study demonstrates that the proposed semi active control system is effective in providing the wheelsets with the necessary steering on curves and self-centring ability on straight track with irregularities.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 28th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2023
• Start Date: Aug 21, 2023
• End Date: Aug 25, 2023
• Acceptance Date: Aug 21, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Nov 1, 2024
• Publication Date: 2025
• Deposit Date: Nov 20, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 2, 2025
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 1101-1107
• Series Title: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
• Book Title: Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III, Volume 1: Rail Vehicles
• ISBN: 9783031669705
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_113