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News Item

  
MMU Researchers work with Hitachi on safety and efficiency
High-tech giant Hitachi has called in MMU engineers to assist in the final preparations of the new fleet of vehicles for London ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
 
Dr Simon Iwnicki and Adam Bevan of the Rail Technology Unit in the Department of Engineering and Technology have used computer techniques developed at MMU to predict wheel wear, taking into account track design, track irregularity, traction forces, wheel-rail friction and speed.
 
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