JR-EAST:Research and Development

Technical Review

JR EAST Technical Review No.16-Spring 2010

We published this JR East Technical Review to provide information of our R&D. We expect more people be informed about the characteristics of our R&D, and thereby to encourage people to suggest how the progress can be made if new technologies are applied at our R&D efforts.

CONTENTS

Special feature article

Overview of Research and Development for Shinkansen Speed Increases

Minoru Arai
Executive Officer; General Manager of Technology Planning Department,
Corporate Planning Headquarters;
Director of Research & Development Center of JR East Group

[PDF/699KB]

Interpretive article

Technical Development by FASTECH360

Yasuyuki Nakamura
Director of the Advanced Railway System Development Center,
Research and Development Center of JR East Group

[PDF/1018KB]

Development of Series E5 Shinkansen Rolling Stock

Shin'ichiro Tajima
Deputy General Manager, Rolling Stock Technology Center,
Transport & Rolling Stock Dept.

[PDF/187KB]

Special edition paper

Development of Main Circuit System for FASTECH360

Yoshiki Mizuguchi and Junji Kawasaki

[PDF/1266KB]

Development of a Brake System for Shinkansen Speed Increase

Hiroshi Arai, Satoru Kanno, Kenji Fujino, Hiroyuki Kato and Koji Asano

[PDF/1004KB]

Development of Shinkansen Bogies for Speed Increases

Keisuke Oshikoshi, Hiroshi Arai, Hiroyuki Kato and Koji Asano

[PDF/811KB]

Development of Rolling Stock Car Bodies for Speed Increases

Satoru Kanno, Kenji Fujino and Katsufumi Hashimoto

[PDF/375KB]

Development of Miscellaneous Rolling Stock Equipment for Speed Increases

Satoru Kanno, Kenji Fujino and Katsufumi Hashimoto

[PDF/399KB]

Countermeasure Against Snow

Toru Azuma, Shigenari Horikawa, Kenji Fujino and Katsufumi Hashimoto

[PDF/718KB]

Evaluation of the Effect of Speed Increase on Track Maintenance

Tomoaki Wada and Masanobu Kozeki

[PDF/269KB]

Evaluation of the Effect of Shinkansen Speed Increases on Civil Engineering Structures and Measures to Reduce Concrete Girder Deflection

Seiji Ikeno, Kaoru Kobayashi and Toru Masuda

[PDF/600KB]

Effect of Train Draft on Platforms and in Station Houses

Katsuyuki Muraki, Kazuaki Iwasaki, Tsutomu Hoshikawa, Jin'ichi Oikawa, Kei Haraguchi and Atsushi Hayashi

[PDF/1224KB]

Measurement Results for Power Facilities in FASTECH360 High-speed Running Tests

Kentaro Nishi and Atsushi Iwainaka

[PDF/1046KB]

Environmental Measures along Shinkansen Lines with FASTECH360 High-Speed Test Trains

Takeshi Kurita and Fumio Mizushima

[PDF/2108KB]

Development of New Tunnel Entrance Hoods

Satoshi Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Nakade, Ken-ichi Yaginuma, Yasuo Watanabe and Toru Masuda

[PDF/889KB]

Shinkansen Noise Reduction by New Wayside Equipment Development

Takashi Tahara, Kazuki Sakurai, Keitaro Mori, Ken-ichi Yaginuma and Toru Masuda

[PDF/830KB]

Development of Low-noise Air Conditioning Ducts

Yoshihiko Yokoyama and Katsufumi Hashimoto

[PDF/909KB]

Analysis of the Dynamics of the Seats for High-speed Trains

Yoshihiko Yokoyama, Yoshitaka Yasui and Ryohei Shimamune

[PDF/379KB]

Efforts for Greater Ride Comfort

Yasushi Kajitani, Hiroyuki Kato and Koji Asano

[PDF/654KB]

We are looking forward for many suggestions and advices. If you have any further questions about the JR East Technical Review, please feel free to contact us.

For Inquiries:
E-mail:tech-review2@jreast.co.jp
Editors of JR East Technical Review
Technology and Planning Department
East Japan Railway Company
2-2 Yoyogi 2cho-me, Sibuya-ku Tokyo 151-8578, Japan

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