OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Vehicle System Dynamics is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
An approach for the estimation of vertical wheel/rail force using dynamic signals	50
Description of the Polach model compared to FASTSIM and CONTACT and a proposal for a variant dedicated to large creepages	46
Dynamic investigation of the electromechanical coupling system in a permanent magnet direct-drive locomotive under rotor eccentricity faults	43
Nonlinear model predictive control for yaw rate and body motion control through semi-active and active suspensions	41
Study on dynamic performance of 140 km/h metro vehicles with rubber stack traction structure: rolling vibration test and simulation	41
Multi-objective coordinated control for trajectory tracking of autonomous four-wheel drive electric vehicle	38
Creep behaviour between resilient wheels and rails in a metro system	33
Trajectory tracking and stability coordination control of FWDEV based on the dissipative energy method	33
A feedback-feed-forward steering control strategy for improving lateral dynamics stability of an A-double vehicle at high speeds	31
Research on high-frequency dynamic stress response of wheel axle of high-speed EMU based on Green’s function method	31
Study of post-earthquake train running performance considering earthquake-induced track irregularity	31
A new hybrid approach to predict worn wheel profile shapes	31
Ideal comfort ellipses and comfort dynamics model for mitigating motion sickness in battery electric vehicle	30
Trajectory-following and off-tracking minimisation of long combination vehicles: a comparison between nonlinear and linear model predictive control	29
Resonance of railway vehicles induced by floating-slab tracks: mechanism and countermeasures	28
Research on the prediction method for the three-dimensional wear state of the polygon wheel	27
Dynamic simulation of a heavy-haul freight car under abnormal braking application on tangent and curve	27
Insights into stability and control of the powerslide motion with variable drive torque distribution – applied to a driver assistance system	27
Experimental and numerical investigation into the characteristics of continuously measured rail profiles and its influence on simulations of vehicle-track interaction	26
Using inerter-integrated absorbers to improve the performance of an in-wheel motor system	26
Effective adoption of vehicle models for autonomous vehicle path tracking: a switched MPC approach	25
A whole system model framework to predict damage in turnouts	25
Improve ride comfort performance of a vehicle suspension with negative stiffness inerter damper	25
Wheel wear reduction of a mechatronic two-axle vehicle controlled with feedforward wheelset steering approaches	24
Real-time wheel–rail friction coefficient estimation and its application	24

Switched model predictive controller for path tracking of autonomous vehicle considering rollover stability	23
Research on temperature of high-speed train axle box bearing considering lubrication state evolution and vehicle dynamics response	22
Simulation of vehicle-turnout coupled dynamics considering the flexibility of wheelsets and turnouts	21
High-speed railway wheel polygon detection framework using improved frequency domain integration	20
Markov multi-fault tolerance control of intelligent suspension in blind scenes	20
Development of a two-dimensional model and experimental tests of a deformable tyre over a step-obstacle	20
Enabling cooperative adaptive cruise control on strings of vehicles with heterogeneous dynamics and powertrains	20
A methodology for alignment of measured rail profiles in turnouts as a basis for reliable vehicle/track interaction simulations	19
Enhancing the trade-off between ride comfort and active actuation requirements via an inerter-based passive-active-combined automotive suspension	19
Coupling effect of track irregularity and wheel–rail contact conicity on carbody swaying of a metro vehicle: an experimental investigation	19
Tire mechanical model for cornering simulation with friction coefficient calculated from viscoelasticity of rubber by multiscale friction theory	19
Dynamic response of the axle-box bearing of a high-speed train excited by wheel flat	18
A heavy-haul train longitudinal-vertical coupled dynamics model and its dynamic behaviour under emergency braking	18
A comparison of free trajectory quasi-steady-state and transient vehicle models in minimum time manoeuvres	18
Accurate and robust state estimation for bicycles	18
Joint vehicle state and parameters estimation via twin-in-the-loop observers	17
Game-theoretic integrated control of AFS, DYC and ASS based on FSC-DMPC for distributed drive electric vehicles	17
Development of simplified air drag models including crosswinds for commercial heavy vehicle combinations	17
Development of a Digital Twin for prediction of rail surface damage in heavy haul railway operations	17
Investigation on the characterisation of axle box resonance characteristics to wheel excitation	17
Coordinated torque distribution method of distributed drive electric vehicle to reduce control intervention sense	17
Study on vertical mechanical properties of tyre based on hysteresis–rolling characteristics	16
Influence of suspension schemes on medium-low speed maglev vehicle-guideway dynamic interaction	16
Steering control for handling and stability and wear resistance of multi-axle vehicles	16
Assessing the handling quality of bicycles: a review of current theoretical approaches	16
Force sensors for active safety, stability enhancement and lightweight construction of road vehicles	16
Active rack control of steer-by-wire systems for vehicle lateral stability	16
Effect of suspension form on the vehicle-bridge coupled vibration of the maglev vehicle	15
Vehicle yaw stability control with a two-layered learning MPC	15
Suspension parameters design for robust and adaptive lateral stability of high-speed train	15
Statistical study on the derailment factor considering the weak correlation of lateral-vertical wheel-rail forces of a vehicle-bridge system	15
Study on the derailment of the remote locomotive in a heavy-haul train with distributed power at the turnout frog area: field investigation and numerical simulation	15
Wheel-rail contact models in the presence of switches and crossings	15
A model-based proportional-integral observer design for adhesion estimation in the wheel-rail interface: LMI approach	14
Influence of the geometric parameters of the connecting pipeline on the stiffness and damping of the pneumatic spring suspension at high-speed rolling stock	14
Embedding Kalker's variational theory into railway vehicle system dynamics and its efficiency improvement	14
Optimisation of rail profile and grinding pattern in the curve section of a subway	14
A reliable simplified method for solving the tangential wheel-rail contact problem for non-Hertzian conditions	14
Critical speed dynamic characteristics and wave propagation behaviour analyses in the pantograph-catenary system based on analytical methods	14
Path-following control strategy for gantry virtual track train based on distributed virtual driving model	14
Virtual track irregularity establishment for load prediction of heterogeneous bogie frames for virtually coupled trainsets	14
Post-critical behaviour of the powerslide motion	14
Influence of bolster-hanger length on the dynamic performance of high-speed EMS maglev vehicles	14
Research on optimisation of overlapping section of catenary based on simulation and line testing	14
Collision characteristics of the intermediate coupler of a rail vehicle	13
Correction	13
Suspension and tyre loads estimation of an FSAE car: model development and on-track validation	13
A modified Hertzian-based wheel-rail contact model for vehicle system dynamics simulation	13
Dynamic characteristics of wheel–rail collision vibration for high-speed train under crosswind	13
Passive and active, fluid and mechanical inerters for vehicle dynamics control	13

Cooperative control of virtually coupled trains considering train-to-train communication cycle: a tube-based model predictive control approach	13
Analytical solution of vehicle phase-plane equilibria through the Root-Rational tyre model	13
Study on longitudinal dynamics of heavy haul trains running on long and steep downhills	13
A Wasserstein generative adversarial network-based approach for real-time track irregularity estimation using vehicle dynamic responses	12
An investigation of high-frequency vibration of bogie frame due to wheel/rail short-pitch irregularities and its control methodologies	12
Evaluation of excitation modes of wheelsets and track in a commercial metro through dynamic modelling and field measurements	12
An investigation of periodic degradation of axle box vibration spectrum for a high-speed rail vehicle based on Bayesian method	12
Yaw and lateral stability control based on predicted trend of stable state of the vehicle	12
Numerical investigation of wheel-rail rolling contact characteristics and damage in a high-speed turnout switch panel under a large ramp	12
Stability assessment of railway vehicles considering undefined nonlinearity in static force–velocity characteristics of hydraulic yaw dampers	12
Integrated torque-vectoring and anti-roll moment distribution strategies based on optimal control: influence of model complexity and road curvature preview	12
Coupling effects between pantograph of high-speed train and tunnel	12
HIL simulation of high-speed train active stability employing active inertial actuators	12
Vehicle-track coupled dynamics model for superconducting electrodynamic suspension train	11
Reducing wheel–rail surface damage by incorporating hydraulic damping in the Bogie primary suspension	11
Radial stiffness and damping of mountain bike tires subject to impact determined using the coefficient of restitution	11
Early fault diagnosis strategy for high-speed train suspension systems based on model-agnostic meta-learning	11
Tyre and brake thermal management in NASCAR	11
Joint estimation method of sideslip angle and tyre–road adhesion coefficient using extended Kalman filter and unscented Kalman filter	11
Improving the lateral stability of high speed trains using elastic-suspended motors based on inerter structure	11
Feasible trajectory planning for minimum time manoeuvring	11
The re-profiling threshold of the 3D polygonal wheel from comprehensive dynamics characteristics	11
Evaluation of an intuitive 4WD drift assist control concept in a driving simulator	11
Influence of damping characteristics of mesh–type high damping rail pad on the vehicle–track dynamic performance and rail surface roughness	11
A machine learning based voting regression method for adhesion estimation in wheel-rail contact	11
Axle box bearings on the high-Speed train: vibration characteristics analysis in the context of multi-source faults	10
A new paradigm in mass distribution for electric vehicles equipped with in-wheel motors	10
Multi-objective optimisation of a metro wheel profile to reduce wheel flange wear and RCF considering the distribution density of wheel−rail contact points	10
Bifurcation analysis of the bogie system with time delay and the influence of parameters on the system	10
Adaptive simulation and integration method for wheel-rail contact problems in locomotive traction studies	10
On the vehicle dynamics prediction via model-based observation	10
Probability distributions for stochastic comfort in railway vehicles	10
A study into the modelling of the divergent loss of stability of a tractor-semitrailer subject to an external lateral force and a strategy for the stabilisation of its motion	10
An exploration of the super-critical speed dynamic behaviours of the pantograph-catenary system	10
Train–track coupled dynamics problems in heavy-haul rail transportation	10
Decoupled control of handling and stability for 4WID&4WIS vehicles under extreme conditions	10
Asymmetric vehicle performance assessment using GG diagrams	10
Research on dynamic response of metro vehicles based on different coupling damage conditions of wheels	10
Research of the track irregularity spectrum of Shanghai high-speed transrapid demonstration line	10
An improved gain-scheduling robust MPC for path following of autonomous independent-drive electric vehicles with time-varying and uncertainties	10
In-situ assessment of the sound and vibration reduction performance of a new type of resilient wheel installed on a metro train	9
A robust and fail-safe semi-active vertical damper to improve ride comfort	9
Effect of lateral misalignment defects of rail joints on dynamic derailment behaviour in railway turnouts	9
Deep reinforcement learning-based antilock braking algorithm	9
Identification of track irregularities with the multi-sensor acceleration measurements of vehicle dynamic responses	9
On-board vibration-based robust and unsupervised degradation detection in railway suspensions under various travelling speeds via a Multiple Model framework	9
An integrated path-tracking and control allocation method for autonomous racing electric vehicles	9
An explicit discrete-time dynamic vehicle model with assured numerical stability	9
Hunting stability and dynamic stress analysis of a high-speed bogie using elastic-suspended motors as dynamic vibration absorber	9
Research on abnormal wear mechanism of the coupler system in heavy-haul trains	9
NMPC trajectory planner for urban autonomous driving	9
Dynamic vehicle–track interaction and loading in a railway crossing panel – calibration of a structural track model to comprehensive field measurements	9
Control strategies of active wheelset steering based on wheelset angular velocity feedback	9
Measurement of the lateral characteristics and identification of the Magic Formula parameters of city and cargo bicycle tyres	9
Is the standard ride comfort index an actual estimation of railway passenger comfort?	9
The mechanism of wheel polygonal wear based on rotor dynamics	9
A fast method for solving conformal rolling contact problems	9
Analytical representations of inherent structural irregularities in turnout crossing with moveable point	9
Can a nonlinear quasi-zero-stiffness spring improve the ride quality of a vehicle?	9
Experimental parameter identification of scalable white and grey box jounce bumper models for ride comfort simulation	8
A modified bidirectional long short-term memory neural network for rail vehicle suspension fault detection	8
Design and research of face gear central limited slip differential and analysis of its influence on vehicle performance	8
On the effects of latency in teleoperated driving: stability and performance analysis	8
Effect of polygonal wheel on the vehicle-track dynamic interaction in turnout and its transmission to the trailer bogie wheels	8
A multi-objective optimisation method of rail combination profile in high-speed turnout switch panel	8
Secondary yaw control to improve curving vs. stability trade-off for a railway vehicle	8
Mechanism and performance of a passive auxiliary steering device for low-floor light rail vehicle	8
Optimisation design of grinding rail profile of metro lines for small radius curved track based on the GFC method: a case study	8
Analytical study and evaluation of self-steering ability of elastically constrained wheelsets under traction/braking conditions	8
On the benefit of smart tyre technology on vehicle state estimation	8
Semi-active control of primary suspensions to improve ride quality in a high-speed railway vehicle	8
A disturbance observer based lumped-mass catenary model for active pantograph design and validation	8
Gain-scheduled model predictive controller for vehicle-following trajectory generation for autonomous vehicles	8