REVIEW

Recently Studies and Developments of Energy Saving Technologies in the Field of Railway Vehicles

Takamitsu YAMAMOTO (1)

PAPERS

Extending the Life of Lithium Ion Battery for Vehicular Traction

Masaki MIKI, Yoshiaki TAGUCHI (5)

Improving the Efficiency of Traction Systems Through Inverter Voltage Waveform Optimization

Minoru KONDO, Minoru MIYABE (11)

Processing Method of Running Safety Measurement of Railway Vehicle Utilizing the Wheel Load and Lateral Thrust Digital Data

Kiyoshi SATO, Tatsuo KUBOKI (17)

An Evaluation Method of the Braking Performance Using Bogie Traction Force

Shin-ichi SAGA, Minoru MIYABE, Jyunya KAWAMURA, Hironobu SUGITA, Katsutoshi CHIKUMA (23)

Deformation Behavior of Interior Components in the Event of Train Collision

Junichi TAKANO, Tomohiro OKINO, Kazuma NAKAI, Daisuke SUZUKI, Shota ENAMI (29)

Reduction of Carbody Flexural Vibration by the High-damping Elastic Support of Under-floor Equipment

Ken-ichiro AIDA, Takahiro TOMIOKA, Tadao TAKIGAMI, Yuki AKIYAMA, Hiroyuki SATO (35)

Development of the New Buffer for Freight Train

Takeshi HAYASE, Katoshi FUKASAWA, Junichi NAKAHASHI, Yuichirou SAKAMOTO (41)

RESEARCH REPORT

Study of Displacement of Rolling Stock with Air Spring

Makoto ISHIGE, Tadanobu IIDA, Yasuhiro UMEHARA, Kimiaki SASAKI, Atsushi FURUKAWA, Yu HIBINO (47)