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Stiffness Analysis of 4-Link Coupler Mechanism Used in Low Floor Trams Cover

Stiffness Analysis of 4-Link Coupler Mechanism Used in Low Floor Trams

Open Access
|Jun 2017

Abstract

The paper presents elastokinematic analysis of spatial, 4-link coupler system used in low floor tram power-trains with classic drive bogies. This article is a continuation of previous work, where were analysed only the kinematic properties of such coupling. In this paper, the experimental characterization of linear and angular stiffness of metal and rubber bushing installed in the coupler rods. Estimated stiffness coefficients were then inserted into the coupler model with compliant bushings jointed with perfectly rigid platforms and rods. Stiffness matrix of the coupler was calculated and its selected coefficients were interpreted.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5319 | Journal ISSN: 1898-4088
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 90
Submitted on: May 27, 2015
Accepted on: Feb 13, 2017
Published on: Jun 15, 2017
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2017 Tomasz Czauderna, Michał Maniowski, published by Bialystok University of Technology
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