Dynamics of a model of a railway wheelset

In this paper we continue a numerical study of the dynamical behavior of a model of a suspended railway wheelset. We investigate the effect of speed and suspension and flange stiffnesses on the dynamics. Numerical bifurcation analysis is applied and one- and two-dimensional bifurcation diagrams are constructed. The onset of chaos as a function of speed, spring stiffness, and flange forces is investigated through the calculation of Lyapunov exponents with adiabatically varying parameters. The different transitions to chaos in the system are discussed and analyzed using symbolic dynamics. Finally, we discuss the change in orbit structure as stochastic perturbations are taken into account.

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