Inspec keywords: mechanical contact; finite element analysis; pantographs; wires; elasticity; railway engineering

Other keywords: messenger wire tension; catenary tension; dynamic contact force; collection quality; contact wire tension; pantograph-catenary system; catenary elasticity; moving standard deviation value; static elasticity; moving average value; finite element method

Subjects: Engineering materials; Tribology (mechanical engineering); Elasticity (mechanical engineering); Ballistics and mechanical impact (mechanical engineering); Numerical analysis; Railway industry