Abstract
Vehicles moving across the railway are exposed to the dynamic reaction of unevenness of surface on those level crossing. This significantly influences on the increase of the acceleration as well as forces values transferred to the body of the car. These values depend to extent on the geometric parameters of level crossing as well as on the characteristics of the car tires and suspension. The paper presents the results of experimental tests of a small delivery vehicle crossing selected level crossings with a diversified geometric cross-section structure.
Highlights
As the economy and industry develop dynamically we can observe a growing need for transportation
Changes that occur influence the safety of both rail and road vehicles
Geometry of a vehicle has a direct influence on the acceleration values of car body in dimensional coordinate system
Summary
As the economy and industry develop dynamically we can observe a growing need for transportation. Owing to the European funds [1] the road network is developing substantially what directly contributes to the increase of number of crossroads with rail transport routes, especially in suburban areas. Such crossroads due to the change of road geometry and introducing transversal unevenness may be called obstacles [2,3,4]. The change of surface geometry may substantially influence the road safety [6, 7] and the comfort of passengers traveling in a vehicle. The article presents preliminary research of the influence of geometry of selected level crossings on the acceleration of the car body
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