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http://dx.doi.org/10.7782/JKSR.2017.20.2.173

Study on Obstacle Deflector of a Railway Vehicle Using Tension-type Energy Absorbers  

Kim, Hongeik (Dept. of Robotics and Virtual Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology)
Kim, Jinsung (Railroad Safety Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
Kwon, Taesoo (Railroad Safety Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
Jung, Hyunseung (Railroad Safety Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway / v.20, no.2, 2017 , pp. 173-181 More about this Journal
Abstract
The obstacle deflector sweeps obstacles off the track or absorbs crash energy with an energy absorber to prevent derailment of a train and to minimize damage and casualties after an accident. In this study, an obstacle deflector and its operational mechanism were designed with a tension-type energy absorber and a 4-bar linkage system. Also, a test method was suggested and verified with FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and UTM (Universal Test Machine) for testing of the static load and energy absorbing ability according to EN 15227 regulations. Through this study, an obstacle deflector that meets the EN 15227 standard was designed and a test method was suggested to adjust the collapse load easily and to verify it experimentally according to the design and verification procedure of the obstacle deflector.
Keywords
Obstacle deflector; Passive safety; Tension-type energy absorber; 4-bar linkage; EN 15227;
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