Customer benefit

• More suitable configurations have been proposed.
• Propositions lead to cost savings.
• Development of a more realistic model for the buffers and draw gears.
• Quasi-static curve negotiation can be simulated more accurately.

Project tasks

• Multi-body simulations of a freight train
• Emergency brake application in a downhill slope of 22.5 ‰
• Passing of a narrow switch under maximum traction
• Determination of maximum draw gear and buffer forces
• Monitoring of limit values

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