A self-driving steel coil transport vehicle capable of active steering includes a load-bearing device, bogies mounted below the load-bearing device, and wheels mounted under the bogies. Two bogies are provided and arranged in a front-rear manner along the running direction of the transport vehicle. Four wheels are mounted under each bogie, and the load-bearing device is articulated with the two bogies, respectively. The transport vehicle is drivable in both a straight line and curves.

A self-driving steel coil transport vehicle capable of active steering includes a load-bearing device, bogies mounted below the load-bearing device, and wheels mounted under the bogies. Two bogies are provided and arranged in a front-rear manner along the running direction of the transport vehicle. Four wheels are mounted under each bogie, and the load-bearing device is articulated with the two bogies, respectively. The transport vehicle is drivable in both a straight line and curves.

A unitary bogie frame for a bogie of a rail vehicle, includes: two side beams and at least one support beam extending in the transverse direction of the bogie frame and rigidly connected to each of the two side beams. The support beam includes a support portion for supporting a drive unit of the bogie and a slender portion. The support portion is directly connected to one of the two side beams and is connected to the other of the two side beams through the slender portion. The planar second moment of area and the polar second moment of area of any cross section of the support portion of the support beam are at least twice as great as the planar second moment of area and the polar second moment of area, respectively, of any cross-section of the slender portion of the support beam.

A unitary bogie frame for a bogie of a rail vehicle, includes: two side beams and at least one support beam extending in the transverse direction of the bogie frame and rigidly connected to each of the two side beams. The support beam includes a support portion for supporting a drive unit of the bogie and a slender portion. The support portion is directly connected to one of the two side beams and is connected to the other of the two side beams through the slender portion. The planar second moment of area and the polar second moment of area of any cross section of the support portion of the support beam are at least twice as great as the planar second moment of area and the polar second moment of area, respectively, of any cross-section of the slender portion of the support beam.

A chassis frame for a rail vehicle which includes at least one drive unit fastened to the chassis frame via at least one elongated fastener, wherein the at least one fastener is arranged transversely with respect to the direction of travel and protrudes into the chassis frame or is guided through brackets which are fixedly connected to the chassis frame and protrudes into a space above or below the chassis frame in order to reduce the weight for the bearing of the drive unit and to facilitate mounting of the drive unit.

A chassis frame for a rail vehicle which includes at least one drive unit fastened to the chassis frame via at least one elongated fastener, wherein the at least one fastener is arranged transversely with respect to the direction of travel and protrudes into the chassis frame or is guided through brackets which are fixedly connected to the chassis frame and protrudes into a space above or below the chassis frame in order to reduce the weight for the bearing of the drive unit and to facilitate mounting of the drive unit.

A permanent magnet direct-drive bogie and a rail vehicle thereof are disclosed. The permanent magnet direct-drive bogie comprises a frame (1), a wheel set (2), and a permanent magnet motor (3); the frame (1) comprises a longitudinal beam (11), a cross beam (12) perpendicular to the longitudinal beam (11), and end beams (13) arranged at both ends of the longitudinal beam (11); a hollow shaft (4) is sleeved on an axle (21) of the wheel set (2), a force transmission seat (5) is fixed on the axle (21), the permanent magnet motor (3) is sleeved on the hollow shaft (4), one end of the hollow shaft (4) is connected to the permanent magnet motor (3) through a flexible coupling (6), and the other end of the hollow shaft (4) is connected to the force transmission seat (5) through a flexible coupling (6); both longitudinal sides of the cross beam (12) are provided with protrusions (121); the permanent magnet motor (3) is flexibly connected to the frame (1) through a swing rod (7) and a suspension rod (17), one end of the swing rod (7) is hung on the protrusion (121), the other end is connected to a housing of the permanent magnet motor (3), and the axis of the swing rod (7) is arranged longitudinally; one end of the suspension rod (17) is connected to the housing of the permanent magnet motor (3), and the other end is suspended on the end beam (13); and the permanent magnet motor (3) is laterally movable.

A permanent magnet direct-drive bogie and a rail vehicle thereof are disclosed. The permanent magnet direct-drive bogie comprises a frame (1), a wheel set (2), and a permanent magnet motor (3); the frame (1) comprises a longitudinal beam (11), a cross beam (12) perpendicular to the longitudinal beam (11), and end beams (13) arranged at both ends of the longitudinal beam (11); a hollow shaft (4) is sleeved on an axle (21) of the wheel set (2), a force transmission seat (5) is fixed on the axle (21), the permanent magnet motor (3) is sleeved on the hollow shaft (4), one end of the hollow shaft (4) is connected to the permanent magnet motor (3) through a flexible coupling (6), and the other end of the hollow shaft (4) is connected to the force transmission seat (5) through a flexible coupling (6); both longitudinal sides of the cross beam (12) are provided with protrusions (121); the permanent magnet motor (3) is flexibly connected to the frame (1) through a swing rod (7) and a suspension rod (17), one end of the swing rod (7) is hung on the protrusion (121), the other end is connected to a housing of the permanent magnet motor (3), and the axis of the swing rod (7) is arranged longitudinally; one end of the suspension rod (17) is connected to the housing of the permanent magnet motor (3), and the other end is suspended on the end beam (13); and the permanent magnet motor (3) is laterally movable.

A railway-vehicles scalable tractive power system, integrated into all-wheel steering and braking systems to leverage synergies between plurality of differently designed electric traction-motors, electric steering motors and electric brake calipers; configured with plurality of sensors to eliminate wheel-dragging at virtually 100% dynamic efficiency. A fully automated electronic clutch-system attached to selected electric traction motors configured to perform above 90% traction efficiency by coupling to wheels selected electric traction-motors in their high efficiency range of operation, or de-coupling and replacing electric traction-motors with another electric traction-motors while the vehicle is changing speed or when it requires higher or lower tractive-power, from forward-motion start to top-rated speed. A holistic controller is configured with multi-objective optimization design (MOOD) procedures; measures complex variable parameters and values, finds the required trade-off among design objectives, and improves pertinence of solutions. Plurality of electronic-couplers is monitoring changing distance between wagons, whereas the controller is maintaining optimal ‘free-slack’ between wagons to prevent ‘run-in’ and ‘run-out’ scenarios with precise maneuverability between electric traction-motors actuation and electric brake-calipers actuation.

The electric vehicle can include: a payload interface, a payload suspension, a chassis, a set of bumpers, a sensor suite, a controller, a chassis suspension, and an electric powertrain. The electric vehicle 100 can optionally include a payload adapter, a power source, a cooling subsystem, and/or any other suitable components. The electric vehicle functions to structurally support a payload, such as a cargo container (e.g., intermodal container, ISO container, etc.), and/or to facilitate transportation of a payload via railway infrastructure.