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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (14): 252-262.doi: 10.3901/JME.2024.14.252

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Research on the Relation between Vertical Load and Vibration Acceleration Characteristics of Metro Bogie Frame

WU Yangmin1, REN Zunsong1, LI Junjie1, YANG Guangxue1, DONG Lei2, CHEN Xiaofeng3   

  1. 1. School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044;
    2. CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd., Changchun 130062;
    3. CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou 412001
  • Received:2023-08-01 Revised:2025-09-07 Online:2024-07-20 Published:2024-08-29

Abstract: Metro vehicle frames are subjected to multi-source loads which cause frame damage. To assess frame damage through bench tests, frame loads closely related to vehicle operating conditions are required, and the force-measuring frame method has been applied to identify vehicle frame loads on actual routes. However, the force-measuring frame method is more complicated and requires a lot of preparatory work, such as determining the load identification point, pasting the strain gauge, calibrating the bridge coefficient, and packaging the force-measuring frame. In fact, the load on the frame is closely related to its vibration acceleration. As the research object, a metro vehicle frame is used for a line test in which the vertical load and vibration acceleration signals are measured over time. The time-domain correlation, frequency-domain coherence, eigenvalue distribution, and spectral similarity of the two types of signals are compared and analyzed. The spectral relationship between vertical load and vibration acceleration of the frame is established. The effectiveness of the vertical load spectrum established by vibration acceleration is verified based on the principle of equal damage. The results show that the vibration trends in the time and frequency domains of the two types of signals are the same under different service environments, with consistent vibration feedback at the frame self-oscillation frequency and low-order elastic modal frequency, a strong correlation in the time domain, and high coherence in the main frequency range. The distribution ranges of the two signals are approximately the same. The peaks of the probability density distribution curves have high consistency. On the premise that the shapes of the two types of signal spectra are highly similar, the amplification coefficient and the spectral length variation coefficient are introduced to establish the spectral relationship, so that the ratio of the equivalent load to the measured equivalent load is between 1.06 and 1.25, which meets the reliability requirements of the fatigue assessment of the frame. These findings have important engineering significance for the establishment of the metro vehicle frame load spectrum.

Key words: metro vehicle frame, force load, vibration acceleration, spectral relationship, equivalent load

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