Vibration Characteristics of the New High-Temperature Superconducting Maglev Vehicle Based on Operation Test

A new HTS maglev vehicle called KENYON that can carry 8 passengers was successfully developed in December 2019. The vehicle adopted the bogie structure of independent running gear, which brings the improvement of curve passing performance. In order to further optimize vehicle curve passing performance in view of the small radius curve of the ring test line, corresponding experimental research was carried out in this paper. The experimental results show that the small wheelbase and centripetal arrangement were beneficial to improve the vehicle's curve passing ability.

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The new HTS maglev vehicle called KENYON was successfully developed in December 2019, capable of carrying 8 passengers. It adopted the bogie structure of independent running gear, which improved curve passing performance. Experimental research on optimizing curve passing ability in small radius curves was conducted, showing that small wheelbase and centripetal arrangement were beneficial for improving the vehicle's performance.