Motion and Vibration Analysis of a Roller Coaster
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Abstract Motion and vibration analysis of a roller coaster running in a 3D trajectory is carried out. The equation of motion of the roller coaster is derived in which the restriction in the trajectory is dealt with by using differential-algebraic equations (DAE) method. The effects of a parameter variation of the roller coaster to the vibration of the passenger are investigated in simulation analysis. The simulation result shows that when the parameter associated with the stiffness of the wheels of the roller coaster decreases, the passenger’s vibration increased. In addition, it shows that the discontinuity of the rate of increment of the trajectory induces large vibration.
1997 ◽
Vol 21
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pp. S829-S834
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2020 ◽
2009 ◽
Vol 35
(8)
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pp. 1094-1100
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