System and method for determining a wheel-rail adhesion value for a railway vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11465598
APP PUB NO 20200377064A1
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16764069

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A system for determining a wheel-rail adhesion value for a railway vehicle including at least one axle to which two wheels having a radius are coupled is provided. The system includes a deformation detection circuit coupled to an axle arranged to detect a torsional deformation of the axle due to a longitudinal adhesion force transferred from the axle to the rail, and a controller arranged to estimate a torque value as a function of the torsional deformation detected to convert the estimated torque value into the longitudinal adhesion force value as a function of the radius of the wheels, and to calculate the wheel-rail adhesion value through the ratio between the longitudinal adhesion force value and a normal load value that the axle exerts on the rail. A method for determining a wheel-rail adhesion value for a railway vehicle is also provided.

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  • FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S.P.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frea, Matteo Turin, IT 19 5
Imbert, Luc Turin, IT 11 10

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