The Fatigue Reliability Evaluation & Improvement of the Single-Arm Subway Current Collector

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This study developed a fatigue reliability method for evaluating and improving the key parts on railway vehicles, which was applied to real structures. The study involved a type of single-arm current collector, while its contact shoe often collapsed in operation and needs improvements. The dynamic stress data from the actual line was tested and converted to load spectra based on damage consistency rule, and then the fatigue life of the contact shoe structure was achieved. The calculation result comes to correspond to its operation life. Based on the method, an improving plan for the structure was developed under optimizing algorithms.

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