Tram with several articulated bodies

摘要

The tram consist of at least two cars pivoted to each other, supported by bogies along the centre line of each car. All the bogies are in a fixed relation to each other as regards their turn angle relative to the cars, regardless of the relative position of the cars. This fixed relation is expressed by the equation: 0 = K1. theta 1 - K2. theta 2 + K3. theta - K4. theta 4,..., - (-1<n>).Kn. theta n where theta 1 to theta n are the turn angle of the bogie in question, K1 to Kn are freely selectable proportionality factors, and n is any number of cars.