Train suspension control systems and methods

A railway vehicle, comprising

• a chassis;
• and
• a suspension system including:
• a hub assembly configured to travel along a track;
• a suspension element coupling the hub assembly to the chassis and configured to provide a suspension force;
• a regulator coupled to the suspension element and configured to selectively adjust the suspension element;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• determine a target configuration for the suspension element using a characteristic of the track at a target position, wherein the target position is selected based on a particular upcoming position of the railway vehicle;
• and
• engage the regulator based on the target configuration such that the suspension force applied by the suspension element is determined based on the particular upcoming position of the railway vehicle and the characteristic of the track.

A railway vehicle, comprising

• a chassis;
• and
• a suspension system including:
• a hub assembly configured to travel along a track;
• a suspension element coupling the hub assembly to the chassis;
• an actuator configured to selectively engage at least one of the chassis and the suspension element;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• determine a target actuation profile for the chassis using a characteristic of the track at a target position, wherein the target position is selected based on a particular upcoming position of the railway vehicle;
• and
• engage the actuator based on the target actuation profile such that a movement of the chassis is controlled based on the particular upcoming position of the railway vehicle and the characteristic of the track.