Requirement Analysis of Geometry of Articulated Turnout for Urban Maglev

도시형 자기부상열차 굴절식 분기기의 선형 요구조건 분석

  • 장승엽 (한국철도기술연구원, 궤도토목연구본부) ;
  • 황성호 (한국철도기술연구원)
  • Published : 2007.11.08

Abstract

For the commercialization of the urban maglev, an articulated turnout which consists of several segments of turnout girders and where switching is done by rotating those segments is under development. In this paper, to determine the alignment of this articulated turnout, the requirements for the alignement are analyzed. Requirements include: those for the levitation control and for the ride comfort. For the levitation control, rail joint width should be limited to a certain value, and for the ride comfort, the lateral acceleration and the time derivative of the lateral acceleration satisfy a guideline. According to these requirements, the alignment criteria are discussed.

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