Intro
Preface
Organization
Program Chairs
International Scientific Committee
Contents
Rail: Active suspensions, Control and Monitoring
Multi-degree of Freedom Dynamic Vibration Absorber of the Carbody of High-Speed Trains
1 Introduction
2 Establishment of a High-Speed Train Dynamic Model
3 Optimal Design of MDOF DVA of the Carbody
4 Conclusions
References
Active Modal Control of an Innovative Two-Axle Vehicle with Composite Frame Running Gear
1 Introduction
2 The Innovative Vehicle
2.1 Connection Frame
2.2 Carbody
2.3 Actuator

3 Simulation Scenario and Control System
3.1 Control System
4 Results
5 Conclusions
References
A Research Facility for the Next Generation Train Running Gear in True Scale
1 Background and Motivation
2 Running Gear Design Principles and Features
3 Integration Test Rig
4 Control Structure
5 Simulation Scenarios for the Implementation
6 Summary and Outlook
References
Implementation of Steering Control of Full Scale Railway Vehicle Assembling Independently Rotating Wheels with Negative Tread Conicity
1 Introduction

2 Curving Performance of Vehicle with NTCIRW
3 Full Scale Vehicle Experiment
3.1 Full Scale Vehicle System
3.2 Curving Performance Evaluation
3.3 Active Steering Control for Performance Improvement
4 Conclusion
References
Improvement of High-Speed Vehicle Vertical Ride Comfort with Semi-active Primary Suspension
1 Introduction
2 Rail Vehicle Model
2.1 Coupling Effect Between Car-Body Bending Mode and Bogie Vibrations
2.2 Simplified Vehicle Model
3 Skyhook Control for Semi-active Primary Suspension
4 LQG Control for Semi-active Primary Suspension

5 Conclusions
References
Railway Bogie Diagnostics Using Machine Learning and Bayesian Net Reasoning Approaches
1 Introduction
1.1 Objective of This Work
1.2 Investigated Vehicle
2 Bogie Diagnostics Concepts
2.1 Physics and Engineering Knowhow
2.2 Signal Processing and Feature Extraction
2.3 Feature Selection and Training of Classifiers
2.4 Probabilistic Reasoning for Fault Localization
3 Validation and Operational Experience
4 Summary
References

Condition Monitoring and Evaluation of Railway Vehicles Using New Index Values Consisting of Wheel Load and Lateral Force
1 Introduction
2 Twist Component and Steering Resistance
2.1 Twist Component
2.2 Steering Resistance
3 Result of Using Bogie Twist Component and Steering Resistance
3.1 Time History of Bogie Twist Component and Steering Resistance
3.2 Correlation Between Bogie Twist Component and Steering Resistance
3.3 Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Validation of a Driverless Railway Vehicle Control Unit Algorithms Through Real-Time Vehicle Simulation