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http://dx.doi.org/10.7782/JKSR.2017.20.3.311

A Study on Design Optimization of an Axle Spring for Multi-axis Stiffness  

Hwang, In-Kyeong (East hall 206, Ajou University)
Hur, Hyun-Moo (Fifth hall,176)
Kim, Myeong-Jun (East hall 206, Ajou University)
Park, Tae-Won (East hall 206, Ajou University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Railway / v.20, no.3, 2017 , pp. 311-319 More about this Journal
Abstract
The primary suspension system of a railway vehicle restrains the wheelset and the bogie, which greatly affects the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle depending on the stiffness in each direction. In order to improve the dynamic characteristics, different stiffness in each direction is required. However, designing different stiffness in each direction is difficult in the case of a general suspension device. To address this, in this paper, an optimization technique is applied to design different stiffness in each direction by using a conical rubber spring. The optimization is performed by using target and analysis RMS values. Lastly, the final model is proposed by complementing the shape of the weak part of the model. An actual model is developed and the reliability of the optimization model is proved on the basis of a deviation average of about 7.7% compared to the target stiffness through a static load test. In addition, the stiffness value is applied to a multibody dynamics model to analyze the stability and curve performance. The critical speed of the improved model was 190km/h, which was faster than the maximum speed of 110km/h. In addition, the steering performance is improved by 34% compared with the conventional model.
Keywords
Axle spring; optimization design; Primary suspension; Biased stiffness;
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