Transportation
Project examples
Locomotive Body for the most powerful diesel-hydraulic Locomotive in the World, the Maxima 40 by Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
In close cooperation with Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik, Helbling Technik designed and calculated a weight-optimized, crashworthy body in accordance with the valid European regulations.
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CFD Calculations on a Diesel Locomotive
Helbling Technik used CFD calculations for the development of the vehicle. Examples include tank optimization and engine cooling.
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Strength Verification for a Cable Car Cabin
As part of the approval process for every new cable car cabin, evidence of static strength and fatigue strength in accordance with EN 13796 must be provided in Europe.
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Simulation and Optimization of Tank Containers for Locomotives
Helbling Technik tested the strength of a design of tank container and prepared strength verifications and acceptance reports for the authorities.
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Crashworthiness Evidence for the Maxima 40 Locomotive in accordance with DIN EN 15227
A locomotive body was developed for the most powerful single-engined diesel locomotive in Europe, which integrated a multiple-stage crash concept for energy absorption. Evidence of its…
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Design Specification for the Development and Modification of Railway Vehicles
The design specification is the central document for the development, design and calculation, as well as for the strength verification of a railway vehicle or component, including, in particular, in…
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Calculation and Optimization of Traction Transformers
The structure of a traction transformer housing was optimized in such a way that it can withstand at minimum weight maximum operating loads. Helbling Technik checked transformers for a whole range of…
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Lightweight Composite Structures
Lightweight, high-strength structures save energy in operation and offer users better safety and ride comfort. The aim is to make the most of the material used while ensuring that the level of…
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Mathematical Modeling of an Aerial Cable Car Cabin
Helbling modeled the structure of the cabin and prepared the mathematical verification in accordance with the requirements stipulated by norms and the licensing authorities.
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Thermal Simulation of a Diesel Drive
Using numerical simulation on the basis of the real 3D CAD data, the aim is, on the one hand, to safeguard potentially critical areas at a very early stage of the development and, on the other, to…
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Bogie for Standard Coach IV (EW IV) for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
As part of a modernization process, EW IV trains are to be upgraded to travel at maximum speeds of 200km/h.
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Developing a Railway Carriage Body
The project was to develop, over a short period of time, a completely new railway carriage on the basis of a design picture and a conceptual sketch.
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Airbus A380
So-called dummy structures are used in the static and dynamic analysis of passenger aircraft in order to channel the operational and extreme loads into the aircraft structure during structural…
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Modernization of Regional Railway Stations
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) launched a project to modernize 620 regional railway stations, and to make them more attractive and their design consistent. Helbling Technik was responsible for cost…
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Mathematical Modeling of the Cabin of the Titlis Rotair Cable Car
Structural components had to be modeled and mathematical verification provided for the world’s first internally revolving cable car gondola.
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Platform Screen Doors for the Hongkong Subway System
A total of 74 different platforms, each around 400m in length, on the Hongkong subway system were to be equipped with platform screen doors.
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Development of Software for Use in Spaceflight
The Rosetta space mission is one of the European Space Agency's (ESA) most challenging projects to date. Space scientists hope it will provide them with new insights on two fundamental questions: the…
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