Vibration Optimization and Comfort Improvement of Railway Vehicles
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 (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 2287
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The expansion of high-speed rail networks in the world is quite remarkable. Indeed, the rail industry is key to transporting passengers quickly, efficiently, safely, and comfortably. There is currently a growing interest in lightening the structures of railway vehicles in order to reduce energy consumption, increase passenger loads, and even increase operating speeds. However, the system must guarantee a reasonable level of comfort since no one would demand an "insufferable" means of transport, regardless of any other appeal.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the improvement of comfort in railway vehicles through vibration reduction. Passive, semi-active, and active actions are welcome, with an emphasis on papers presenting novel methods and experimentally validating numerical simulations of their models.
Therefore, the general target of the present Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; impact factor: 2.838) is to contribute to the expansion of knowledge in this field and transmit to the community of researchers, rolling stock manufacturers, and readers the great potential of the railway industry for passenger transport.
Dr. Angel L Morales
Guest Editor
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