DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN THEORY OF A NEW RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK

The problem of developing general methods to construct a railway rolling stock is considered. A number of disadvantages of well-known theoretical directions and the need for the development of an integrated direction in the general theory of design are found out. A new direction in the general theory of design is proposed; it is called technical innovationics, which takes into account the lack of information in design, within which the problems of invention, engineering analysis and the choice of technical solutions are comprehensively considered. Thanks to the use of this methodology, the authors propose classifications of traction units of rolling stock and new traction drive concepts. Suggestions for improving the crew of promising locomotives are given. It is proposed to use the methods of technical innovationics as a general design theory for the creation of railway rolling stock.