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Study on Obstacle Deflector of a Railway Vehicle Using Tension-type Energy Absorbers

인장형 에너지흡수부재를 이용한 철도차량용 장애물제거기 연구

  • Kim, Hongeik (Dept. of Robotics and Virtual Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Jinsung (Railroad Safety Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Kwon, Taesoo (Railroad Safety Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Jung, Hyunseung (Railroad Safety Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
  • Received : 2017.02.01
  • Accepted : 2017.03.23
  • Published : 2017.04.30

Abstract

The obstacle deflector sweeps obstacles off the track or absorbs crash energy with an energy absorber to prevent derailment of a train and to minimize damage and casualties after an accident. In this study, an obstacle deflector and its operational mechanism were designed with a tension-type energy absorber and a 4-bar linkage system. Also, a test method was suggested and verified with FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and UTM (Universal Test Machine) for testing of the static load and energy absorbing ability according to EN 15227 regulations. Through this study, an obstacle deflector that meets the EN 15227 standard was designed and a test method was suggested to adjust the collapse load easily and to verify it experimentally according to the design and verification procedure of the obstacle deflector.

장애물제거기는 선로 내 장애물에 의한 충돌사고 발생 시 장애물을 선로 밖으로 밀어내거나 에너지흡수부재를 통해 충돌에너지를 흡수하여 열차 탈선을 방지하고 충돌사고에 의한 피해를 최소화하기 위한 장치이다. 본 연구에서는 인장형 에너지흡수부재와 4절 링크를 이용하여 장애물제거기의 작동 메커니즘을 구성하여 장애물제거기를 설계하였다. 또한 EN 15227에서 요구하는 정적강도 및 에너지흡수조건을 확인하기 위한 성능검증시험 방법을 고안한 뒤 유한요소해석 및 UTM (Universal Test Machine)을 이용한 성능검증시험을 수행하였다. 본 연구를 통해 EN 15227의 요구조건을 만족하는 장애물제거기를 개발하였으며, 제안된 장애물제거기의 설계 및 검증 절차에 따라 붕괴하중의 조절이 가능하며 이를 실험을 통해 검증할 수 있는 방법을 제안하였다.

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