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Mechanical Properties and Performance Analysis of Vehicle Dynamics

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Transportation and Future Mobility".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2024) | Viewed by 756

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology, Plac Politechniki 1, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: vehicle dynamics; road crash mechanics; simulations

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Associate professor, Department of Avionics and Control Systems, Military University of Aviation, Ul. Dywizjonu 303 nr 35, 08-521 Dęblin, Poland
Interests: aircraft; navigation; radar target; transport
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is devoted to solving the various problems of vehicle dynamics, relating both to road and rail vehicles as well as aircraft vehicles. Maintenance dynamics is a crucial area which can be a factor determining the safety, ease, and faultlessness of the operation of the means of transport.

Modern technology involves seeking solutions to many problems, mainly related to alternative sources of energy and the issue of autonomy in the means of transport. Of course, this does not mean that only electric or autonomous vehicles are subject to this issue. Vehicle dynamics involves a wide array of complex phenomena typical for each type of a vehicle, regardless of it moves on a road, on a railway, or in the air.

Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to collect the latest research of scientists and present selected papers focused on the theoretical, experimental, or simulation aspects of vehicle dynamics.

Dr. Jarosław Zalewski
Dr. Rafał Kowalik
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Keywords

  • dynamics
  • means of transport
  • maintenance

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Article
Multi-Objective Optimization of Bogie Stability for Minimum Radius Curve of Battery Track Engineering Vehicle
by Yang Shen, Jiayi Zhao, Chongyu Wang and Minggang Zhou
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(12), 5231; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14125231 - 17 Jun 2024
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A battery track engineering vehicle faces challenges such as derailment and other safety concerns when navigating an R20m minimum radius curve, primarily owing to its low vertical and horizontal stabilities. To address these issues, a methodology integrating genetic optimization algorithms with a rigid [...] Read more.
A battery track engineering vehicle faces challenges such as derailment and other safety concerns when navigating an R20m minimum radius curve, primarily owing to its low vertical and horizontal stabilities. To address these issues, a methodology integrating genetic optimization algorithms with a rigid and flexible coupled multi-body dynamics simulation is proposed to optimize the primary suspensions of the bogie of the vehicle. Initially, a multi-objective optimization model combining rigid and flexible coupled multi-body dynamics of battery track engineering vehicles with a genetic optimization algorithm was formulated. Subsequently, the optimal Latin hypercube design was applied to analyze the sensitivity of vertical and horizontal stability to various suspension parameters. Finally, a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) and an archive-based micro genetic algorithm (AMGA) were applied to optimize the primary suspensions to enhance stability. Consequently, a set of optimal suspension parameter combinations was obtained. A notable enhancement was observed in the lateral stability of the optimized battery track engineering vehicles by 23.33% and in the vertical stability by 3.5% when traversing the R20m minimum radius curve, thereby establishing a theoretical foundation for further improving the running safety of railway vehicles and resolving the shortcomings of less research on the smallest radius curve. Full article
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