Railroad Vehicle Dynamics: A Computational Approach
by Ahmed A. Shabana
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The methods of computational mechanics have been used extensively in modeling many physical systems. The use of multibody-system techniques, in particular, has been applied successfully in the study of various, fundamentally different applications. "Railroad Vehicle Dynamics: A Computational Approach" presents a computational multibody-system approach that can be used to develop complex models of railroad vehicle systems. The book examines several computational multibody-system formulations show more and discusses their computer implementation. The computational algorithms based on these general formulations can be used to develop general- and special-purpose railroad vehicle computer programs for use in the analysis of railroad vehicle systems, including the study of derailment and accident scenarios, design issues, and performance evaluation.; The authors focus on the development of fully nonlinear formulations, supported by an explanation of the limitations of the linearized formulations that are frequently used in the analysis of railroad vehicle systems.; The chapters of the book are organized to guide readers from basic concepts and definitions through a final understanding of the utility of fully nonlinear multibody- system formulations in the analysis of railroad vehicle systems. "Railroad Vehicle Dynamics: A Computational Approach" is a valuable reference for researchers and practicing engineers who commonly use general-purpose, multibody-system computer programs in the analysis, design, and performance evaluation of railroad vehicle systems. show lessMembers
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Ahmed A. Shabana, PhD, is University Distinguished Professor and the Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Shabana is the author of several books and serves on the Editorial Board of several journals. He served as the Chair of the ASME Design Engineering Division, the Founding Chair of show more the ASME Technical Committee on Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics, and the Founding Chair of the ASME International Conference of Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control. Professor Shabana is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE International). He has received several awards, including the Humboldt Prize, the Fulbright Research Scholar Award, the ASME D'Alembert Award, and Honorary Doctorate, Honorary Professorship, and Best Paper Awards, as well as several teaching and research awards from the University of Illinois at Chicago. show less
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