In Japan, several projects to increase train speed are underway, requiring a new generation pantograph that achieves further reduction in aerodynamic noise. However, as reduction of pantograph noise usually conflicts with the stabilization of its lift force characteristics, a number of experiments have to be conducted to develop a new type of pantograph. The aeroacoustic and lift force characte...

This work presents a fully three-dimensional methodology for the computational analysis of the interaction between catenary and pantographs. The finite element method is used to support the modeling of the catenary while a multibody dynamics methodology is applied to support the pantograph modeling. The contact between the two subsystems is described using a penalty contact formulation. An high...

Recent decades have witnessed the fast development of high-speed railway systems in many countries, which have significantly shortened the travel time between distant cities. Accompanied with this convenience is the challenge for cell phone vendors to provide broadband Internet access for passengers, particularly considering the fast changing channel conditions in high-speed trains and the limi...