ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the design of 1 to 3.5 scaled experimental railway bogie capable to test a wide range of active wheelset control approaches on a roller rig. Each wheelset is equipped by an actuated steering mechanism for applying of a controlled torque to the wheelset in the yaw direction, or to steer wheelset to desired magnitude of yaw angle between the wheelset and the bogie frame. Moreover all wheels are driven by an individually controlled wheel drives. Besides standard displacement, acceleration and force sensors, the bogie is equipped by strain gauge based system for the measurement of axlebox forces in all three directions. The design of the newly developed bogie frame, wheelsets, wheelset steering mechanism, wheel drives and system of axlebox forces measurement are described in detail.
