Hybrid Simulation Testing of a Pantograph-Catenary System Using a Dynamically Substructured System Framework and a MDOF Catenary Model

This study proposes a hybrid simulation (HS) method for pantograph/catenary systems based on a dynamically substructured system (DSS) framework. In this method, the contact force between an actual pantograph and a hydraulic actuator is utilized to calculate the motion of the catenary in real-time, whilst the actuator is driven according...