Dynamics of High-Speed Vehicles

Front Matter....Pages i-v
Introduction to Vehicle Dynamics....Pages 1-12
Stochastic and Elastic Guideway Models....Pages 13-38
Modeling by Multibody Systems....Pages 39-49
Mathematical Methods in Vehicle Dynamics....Pages 51-81
Horizontal Motion of Automobiles....Pages 83-146
Horizontal Motion of Automobiles, Vehicle Handling, Measurement Methods and Experimental Results....Pages 147-183
Complex Nonlinear Vehicles under Stochastic Excitation....Pages 185-197
Principle Concepts of High-Speed Traffic Using Wheel/Rail Technology....Pages 199-221
The Lateral Behaviour of Railway Vehicles....Pages 223-279
Design and Evaluation of Trucks for High-Speed Wheel/Rail Application....Pages 281-331
Mathematical Modeling and Control System Design of Maglev Vehicles....Pages 333-363
Some Design Criteria for the Layout of Maglev-Vehicle-Systems....Pages 365-379
Magnetics and Experimental Results of Maglev-Vehicles....Pages 381-395