Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Maglev Vehicle Guiding Mechanism

The guiding mechanism is the key structure to ensure the lateral stability of the maglev vehicle. It is designed to bear large static and dynamic loads. In this paper, the finite element method is used to analyze the strength, stiffness and fatigue life of the simplified guiding mechanism. The calculation results show that the stress, deformation and fatigue life of the guiding mechanism meet the design requirements, ignoring the plastic deformation in a small range and the explainable stress concentration phenomenon near the constraints, loads and connections.