A unique design method for wheel profiles by considering the contact angle function

Abstract

This paper develops a target-oriented method for the design of railway wheel profiles. The design methodology makes use of a unique inverse method. This employs contact angles and rail profile information. A computer program based on this method has also been built and is validated by way of an example. This is an example of an implementation for an independent wheelset.

Keywords

wheel profiles railway vehicles contact angle function

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