Dynamics of Railway Vehicle Systems

This book draws on practical research achievements in railway vehicle engineering, as well as relevant domestic and international textbooks and monographs. It distills a systematic set of basic theories, practical methods, and cutting-edge engineering issues, making it a textbook that integrates foundational knowledge, professionalism, practicality, and advancedness. The book consists of 14 chapters, covering topics such as an overview of vehicle dynamics, fundamentals of dynamics analysis, wheel-rail interaction theory, track structure and irregularities, mathematical models of vehicle systems, stability of vehicle systems, ride quality of vehicle systems, vehicle negotiation of curves, operational safety of railway vehicles, dynamics issues related to traction, braking, adhesion, and axle load transfer, longitudinal dynamics of railway vehicles, flexible-rigid body dynamics of railway vehicles, an overview of coupled dynamics of railway vehicles with track, bridges, overhead lines, and air, and active control of railway vehicles. Vehicle system dynamics is a key area of knowledge for the vehicle discipline, playing an important role in the structural suspension design, dynamics optimization, and wheel-rail interaction management of various types of vehicles. This book may serve as a core textbook for this discipline. It is used for teaching master's and doctoral students and can also be used as a reference book for researchers working in this field.