Abstract
The test vehicles of the Paderborn RailCab system, especially developed and scaled down for testing purposes, are conceived as complex mechatronic structures. In designing their components for driving, energy management, suspension system, control and communication system we broke fairly new ground. As university research teams have only extremely limited personal and financial resources at their disposal, realisation of such a system was only possible using new design methods particularly customised to mechatronics. These comprise a model-based approach with appropriate modular-hierarchical structuring for a holistic observation that includes primarily the elements for control and information processing from the outset. In view of the drive and suspension components dealt with in detail in this paper, this purely computer-aided approach was complemented by extensive lab tests in hardware-in-the-loop technology before the test vehicles were actually constructed and tested.
formerly: Power Electronics & Electrical Drive Systems, University of Paderborn, Germany
formerly: Mechatronics & Control, University of Paderborn, Germany
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Lückel, J., Grotstollen, H., Henke, M., Hestermeyer, T., Liu-Henke, X. (2009). RailCab System: Engineering Aspects. In: Schiehlen, W. (eds) Dynamical Analysis of Vehicle Systems. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 497. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-76666-8_6
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