Hållbara transporter är en viktig faktor för att minska koldioxidutsläppen och bidra till en mer hållbar framtid. Den svenska järnvägen är en viktig del av infrastrukturen och transporterar dagligen hundratusentals människor och stora mängder varor. Transportsektorn förbrukar nu cirka en tredjedel av den totala energin i världen. Därför är det allt viktigare för alla transportslag, inklusive järnvägstransporter, att förbättra sin energieffektivitet och minska sina CO2-utsläpp. För att bidra till en hållbar utveckling av järnvägstransporter krävs smartare och mer innovativa lösningar än vad som finns tillgängligt idag. Denna rapport är kopplad till ett studentprojekt på KTH som syftar till att i framtiden ställa upp i tävlingen Delsbo Electric. Tävlingen går ut på att konstruera ett spårgående batteridrivet fordon med så låg energiförbrukning som möjligt. Syftet med tävlingen är bland annat att stimulera innovation inom området transportlösningar. Hjulprofilen hos ett spårfordon har stor inverkan på dess körbeteende och påverkar hjulslitage, stabilitet och kontaktspänningar. I detta arbete studeras hjulprofilen hos tåg genom en förstudie av nuvarande forskning följt av ett antal datasimuleringar i programmet Simpack. Data från simuleringarna jämförs mellan de olika hjulprofilerna och med standarder för tågindustrin. Fordonets säkerhet och komfort påverkas av hjulprofilen och dess konicitet. I rapporten jämförs olika grad konicitets inverkan på dessa genom industristandarder. Resultatet presenteras i grafer och tabeller med data från simuleringarna. Sju grader konicitet gav bäst resultat i simuleringarna för både säkerhet och komfort. / Sustainable transportation is an important factor in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and contributing to a more sustainable future. The Swedish railway is an important part of the infrastructure and transports hundreds of thousands of people and large quantities of goods every day. The transport sector today consumes about a third of the total energy in the world. Therefore, it is increasingly important for all modes of transport, including rail transport, to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their CO2 emissions. To contribute to the sustainable development of rail transport, smarter and more innovative solutions are required than what is available today. This report is connected to a student project at KTH which aims to enter the Delsbo Electric competition in the future. The purpose of the competition is to construct a track-going battery-powered vehicle with as low energy consumption as possible. The purpose of the competition is, among other things, to stimulate innovation in the field of transport solutions. The wheel profile of a tracked vehicle has a major impact on its driving behavior and affects wheel wear, stability and contact stresses. In this work, the wheel profile of trains is studied through a preliminary study of current research followed by several computer simulations in the program Simpack. The data from the simulations are compared between the different wheel profiles and with standards for the train industry. The safety and comfort of the vehicle is affected by the wheel profile and its conicity. The report compares the impact of different degrees of conicity on these through industry standards. The result is presented through graphs and tables with the data from the simulations. Seven degrees of conicity gave the best results in the simulations for both safety and comfort.

This thesis describes the methods and procedures used in designing production lines, focusing on the production line for machining of train wheels. The thesis also describes the basic types of railway wheels, their design and important design elements. It also deals with the complete manufacturing process of train wheel from material selection through the technological processes of forming, heat treatment, mechanical tests, machining and non-destructive testing and measuring. Suitable equipment for the construction of automatic lines for machining, inspection and measurement of train wheels is selected according to the specified parameters of the wheel types, manufacturing productivity and production shop dimensions, These devices include vertical machining center, single-purpose machine for grease outlet drilling, device for ultrasonic inspection, magnetic particle inspecton device, measuring station and train wheel balancing machine. Several variants of the production line including detailed specification of manipulation cycle times is created. These variants are mutually compared and evaluated to find the optimal solution.

The diploma thesis deals with design and development of the system which detects and numbers train carriages in compliance with International Union of Railways. Firstly, methods for correct detection of passing wheel including time records are analysed. Also, the summary of detection sensors used in railway industry is referred. I analyse meaning of each digit in numbering according to the UIC. The system solution is designed and the interaction and communication with other sub-systems is discussed. I put emphasis on the kind of solution that returns as accurate record as possible under any circumstances. The system operates in real time. Further, the results of measuring program are back-tested in order to verify low-deviation of measuring system component. The following section describes program prototype, which processes the recorded data. The algorithms which I used for the detection of wheel and train carriages are described. In the following chapter I discuss the usage of an external camera detecting the numbers in accordance to the UIC. In the last chapter, I describe the test environment in which the solution has been tested, and summarize the results of tests on a real life railway.