Wheel profile optimization for high-speed locomotives to suppress carbody hunting stability failure under complex wheel-rail conditions

Key Points

• Carbody hunting stability improves with optimized wheel profiles under certain wheel-rail conditions.
• The analysis emphasizes the importance of wheel profile adjustments, noting effective suppression strategies.
• Assessment using detailed simulations across various complex wheel-rail conditions informs the findings.
• This optimization may enable safer and more efficient high-speed locomotive operations in diverse environments.