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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2015
Lsis Co., Ltd., Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jongchul Jung, Seoul, KR;
Yong Gee Cho, Seoul, KR;
LSIS CO., LTD., Anyang-si, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a lateral force applied to a bogie due to contact between a wheel and a rail when a railroad vehicle drives in a curved section, the apparatus including: a lateral velocity estimation observer configured to calculate a lateral velocity estimate by estimating a lateral velocity based on a vertical acceleration, a lateral acceleration, a yaw velocity, and a wheel angular velocity of the railroad vehicle; and a lateral force estimation observer configured to calculate a lateral force estimate, by estimating a lateral force applied to a bogie of the railroad vehicle based on a steering angle of the railroad vehicle, a vertical force applied to the railroad vehicle, and a lateral velocity estimate calculated by the lateral velocity estimation observer.