| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第10-29页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第10-24页 |
| 1.2 The aim and significance of disseration | 第24-25页 |
| 1.3 Review of new type of conveyor systems | 第25-28页 |
| 1.4 The main research focus in the thesis | 第28-29页 |
| 2. Rail conveyor structure and working principle | 第29-38页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2 Rail conveyor structure | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3 Main components of the rail conveyor and their function | 第32-38页 |
| 3. Rail conveyor dynamic analysis | 第38-49页 |
| 3.1 Force analysis of the trolleys in the rail conveyor | 第38-42页 |
| 3.2 Minor forces analysis of the belt in the rail conveyor | 第42-49页 |
| 4. Formulation of a dynamic simulation model | 第49-63页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第49页 |
| 4.2 Basic rheological models of material | 第49-55页 |
| 4.3 Modelling of the belt in the rail conveyor system | 第55-59页 |
| 4.4 Modelling of the trolley in the rail conveyor system | 第59-61页 |
| 4.5 Description of the simulation model | 第61-63页 |
| 5. Simulation results and discussion | 第63-70页 |
| 5.1 Simulation case studies | 第63-66页 |
| 5.2 Simulation results | 第66-70页 |
| 6. Conclusions and Prospects | 第70-72页 |
| 6.1 Conclusions | 第70-71页 |
| 6.2 Prospects | 第71-72页 |
| References | 第72-76页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第76-77页 |
| Scientific Research and Published Papers | 第77页 |
