Investigation of Tram Gearbox Hinge Behaviour

During the operation of trams in cities the chassis are dynamically loaded through acceleration, deceleration, passage curves and evidently by the roughness of the rail track. These added dynamic loads can significantly increase wearing of the chassis components and tram drive. The aim of this analysis is the investigation of stress state and motions of gearbox hinge. For this purpose, strain gauges and optical system Qualisys is used. Special type of strain gauges arrangement for measuring tension and bend is designed. Acquired data are processed in software Matlab and in user interface of the Qualisys software.