Research Article

The Influence of the Motor Traction Vibration on Fatigue Life of the Bogie Frame of the Metro Vehicle

Table 1

Modal analysis of FEM and EMA results.

FEA modal resultTest modal resultError (%)MACModal shape
Modal orderFrequency (Hz)Modal orderFrequency (Hz)

149.370147.0104.780.96Whole shearing deformation
256.066252.6806.040.94Whole twisting deformation
364.972360.2937.200.94Side beam bending as “V” type
468.662465.6944.320.95Side beam bending as “diamond” type
571.291569.6872.250.98Side beam lateral bending on the reverse direction
678.885673.0727.370.96Side beam lateral bending in the same direction
784.279779.8685.230.95Side beam lateral bending in the same direction