Research on active control of pantograph and overhead conductor rail system based on nonlinear dynamic model

Wenyan Qi, Wei Qiao, Jiangwen Wang, Guiming Mei, State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Roadheader Research and Design Institute, China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Group Co

Journal of Vibration and Control

Published online on August 31, 2025

Abstract

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With the increasing operating speeds of trains powered by overhead conductor rails (OCR), traditional controllers designed for the linear pantograph-OCR system (POCRs) struggle to meet evolving requirements. This paper highlights the need for developing ...