抄録
The Series N700 is the first Shinkansen rolling stock to employ a body inclining system, which allows speed increases on curves while maintaining riding comfort. For use in the Tokaido Shinkansen, such a system needs to be light-weight and possess a reliable means to provide high precision position data. Reliability is a crucial factor when considering that the Tokaido Shinkansen operates a maximum of 13 train-sets per hour. In order to meet these requirements, the Series N700 adopts a simple and light weight air-spring based body inclining mechanism, which combines the new automatic train control (ATC) technology capable of providing reliable high-precision position data, and control transmission technology that simultaneously transmits position data digitally to all the cars in a 16 car trainset.
