Numerical Analysis of Elastic Vibration of Superconducting Maglev Vehicles

This paper describes elastic body models of superconducting maglev vehicles for numerical analysis of vehicle dynamics and riding comfort. Elastic cylindrical beam models are presented, and some analysis results of vehicle dynamics of the maglev train by using the elastic body model are shown, where the vehicle moves along the straight guideway with imperfections of coil or panel arrangement, or along the curve with a radius of 8,000 m.