Dynamics and Monitoring of Railway Vehicle Systems
暫譯: 鐵路車輛系統的動態與監控

本書提供了關於鐵路車輛動力學及鐵路車輛與軌道狀況監測的前沿研究。

本書使用全球實際案例，從全球視角聚焦於安全性和維護。首先解釋了通過曲線時動力學和行駛安全的實用理論，使讀者能夠理解鐵路車輛的運動和振動，無論是在理論上還是實踐中。書中展示了真實世界現象的例子，並有一章專門解釋狀況監測和基於狀況的維護（Condition-Based Maintenance, CBM），展示了鐵路車輛設計和生產中涉及的機制。它還專注於安全性和乘坐舒適性。

本書包含案例研究，將吸引鐵路工程師以及對設計、動力學、狀況監測和維護工程感興趣的人士。

Hitoshi Tsunashima completed his master course in aeronautical engineering at the University of Osaka Prefecture in 1983. He joined the Kobe Steel Ltd. in 1983, where he carried out his research and development of Automated People Mover. He obtained his Doctoral degree from The University of Tokyo in 1995. He joined Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University in 1996 and currently he is a professor and a deputy director of the Centre for Railway Research. His main research expertise includes modeling and simulation of railway vehicles, applications of advanced control for railway vehicle, condition monitoring of railway systems, multi-body dynamics, human factors and ergonomics.

Akira Matsumoto graduated from Yokohama National University with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1972. He was working in a governmental research institute of Ministry of Transport from 1972, and then National Traffic Safety & Environment Laboratory (NTSEL) to 2007. In these laboratories, he was engaged in the research and development of new urban transportation systems, railway safety technologies and these assessments, high curving performance railway bogies and vehicles, wheel/rail interface technologies, especially countermeasures of rail corrugation. In addition, he was involved in the accident investigations of serious railway accidents of the expert Judgments for Police examination on "flange-climb derailment in Tokyo Subway in 2000", "over-turn derailment on Fukuchiyama line of West JR in 2005", and etc. He was a member of Aircraft & Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (ARAIC), and then Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) as the chair of railway subcommittee from 2007 to 2016. He obtained his Doctoral degree from The University of Tokyo in 2014. He was a professor of College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University from 2017 to 2019. He is the representative director of Japanese Society of Contact Mechanics of Railways (JSCMR).

Yohei Michitsuji received his Ph.D. from the Department of Industrial Mechanical Engineering, the University of Tokyo in 2004. He joined the Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as a lecturer in 2004. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ibaraki University as an Associate Professor in 2009 and is currently a Professor. His main research expertise includes modelling and simulation of railway vehicles, condition monitoring of railway systems, multi-body dynamics, wheel/rail wear and steering bogie design.

Peter Hubbard completed a MEng undergraduate course in Systems Engineering at Loughborough University, followed by a PhD at Loughborough sponsored by BAE Systems researching fault management and reconfigurable control systems in avionics. After a short spell in industry working for the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre with BAE Systems, he joined the School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering at Loughborough University and researched rail vehicle condition maintenance and mechatronic vehicle guidance. He is now the head of the Control Systems Research group and has research expertise in rail vehicle dynamics, applied mechatronics and applications of MPC in robotics and vehicles.

Christopher Ward completed his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2003 and PhD in automotive powertrain control in 2009, both from the University of Liverpool, UK. He moved to Control System Group at Loughborough University, UK, in 2009 as a post-doctoral research associate, becoming a lecturer in 2012 and a senior lecturer in 2019. At Loughborough University his research work focused on rail vehicle condition monitoring and mechatronic guidance concepts. In 2023 he moved to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch as an Inspector of Rail Accidents. In addition to his primary role of investigating accident he manages the branches vehicle dynamics work. Chris is a chartered engineer, a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

綱島仁志於1983年在大阪府立大學完成航空工程碩士課程。1983年加入神戶製鋼所，從事自動人行運輸系統的研究與開發。1995年獲得東京大學博士學位。1996年加入日本大學工業技術學院機械工程系，目前擔任教授及鐵路研究中心副主任。他的主要研究專長包括鐵路車輛的建模與模擬、鐵路車輛的先進控制應用、鐵路系統的狀態監測、多體動力學、人因工程及人體工學。

松本晃於1972年從橫濱國立大學獲得工程學學士學位。自1972年起在交通部的政府研究機構工作，並於2007年之前在國家交通安全與環境實驗室（NTSEL）任職。在這些實驗室中，他參與了新型城市交通系統、鐵路安全技術及其評估、高曲線性能鐵路轉向架和車輛、輪軌介面技術的研究，特別是針對軌道波紋的對策。此外，他還參與了多起重大鐵路事故的調查，包括2000年東京地鐵的「法蘭爬升脫軌」及2005年西日本旅客鐵道福知山線的「翻覆脫軌」等事故的專家判斷。他曾是航空與鐵路事故調查委員會（ARAIC）的成員，並於2007年至2016年擔任日本運輸安全委員會（JTSB）鐵路小組的主席。他於2014年獲得東京大學博士學位，並於2017年至2019年擔任日本大學工業技術學院的教授。他是日本鐵路接觸力學會（JSCMR）的代表董事。

道仁義平於2004年獲得東京大學工業機械工程系的博士學位。2004年加入東京農業科技大學工程學院機械系擔任講師。2009年轉任茨城大學工程學院機械工程系副教授，目前擔任教授。他的主要研究專長包括鐵路車輛的建模與模擬、鐵路系統的狀態監測、多體動力學、輪軌磨損及轉向架設計。

彼得·哈伯德在拉夫堡大學完成系統工程的碩士學位，隨後在拉夫堡大學獲得博士學位，研究主題為航空電子學中的故障管理和可重構控制系統，該研究由BAE系統公司贊助。在短暫的工業工作後，他加入拉夫堡大學電子、電氣與系統工程學院，研究鐵路車輛的狀態維護和機電車輛引導。目前他是控制系統研究小組的負責人，擁有鐵路車輛動力學、應用機電學及MPC在機器人和車輛中的應用的研究專長。

克里斯托弗·沃德於2003年獲得利物浦大學機械工程學士學位，並於2009年獲得汽車動力傳動控制的博士學位。2009年，他作為博士後研究助理加入拉夫堡大學的控制系統小組，於2012年成為講師，2019年晉升為高級講師。在拉夫堡大學，他的研究工作專注於鐵路車輛的狀態監測和機電引導概念。2023年，他轉任鐵路事故調查分支，擔任鐵路事故檢查員。除了主要的事故調查工作外，他還管理該分支的車輛動力學工作。克里斯是一名特許工程師，機械工程師學會的成員，以及高等教育學院的院士。