Alsthom

Regie Autonome Des Transports Parisiens

Institut National De Recherche Sur Les Transports Et Leur Securite

Instit National De Recherche Sur Les Transports Et Leur Securite

Jean-Michel Petit

Jean-Louis Maupu

Hugues Chollet

The invention relates to a vehicle having steerable axles. A track guide icle comprises at least one pair of independent wheel axles, and at least two members (14, 15) for measuring the transverse position of the vehicle relative to the track, and it is characterized in that it includes at least one measuring member (20) for measuring the angle of the axles relative to references related to portions of the vehicle, and at least two actuator members (21) for correcting said angles by bearing against said axles, and a servo-control circuit receiving the signals from said measuring members and generating control signals for said actuator members.

Vehicle with steerable axles

Apparatus including a magnet (10) having at least one degree of freedom w respect to a first member, tangent to the direction of measurement and cooperating with a magnetic portion associated with a second member, and a sensor (11) for picking up the position of the magnet relative to the first member. Such apparatus is employed in steerable railway vehicles.

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Le Pre Saint Gervais, France

Jean-Michel Petit