The Application of Roller Rigs to Railway Vehicle Dynamics

Kurzfassung

Roller rigs have been built world-wide to research into the dynamics of railway vehicle and they have particularly been applied to the development of high-speed trains. This survey takes into consideration both full scale as well as small scale model roller rigs. Besides performance, most important experimental work and the emphasis of application, the scaling strategie of model test rigs and the differences involved in roller rig experiments are treated. Suggestions and analysis of railway vehicle dynamic behaviour.