Patent ID: 8249776

Claim:
A method for controlling an active running gear of a rail vehicle comprising: at least one first wheel unit with two wheels, wherein a turning angle of the first wheel unit is adjusted by means of at least one first actuator acting between the first wheel unit and a vehicle structure supported thereon by means of a first primary spring mechanism, the method comprising the steps of: adjusting the turning angle of the first wheel unit about a vertical running gear axis relative to the vehicle structure in a first frequency range as a function of an actual curvature of a track and adjusting the turning angle of the first wheel unit about a vertical running gear axis relative to the vehicle structure in a second frequency range such that transversal movements at least of the first wheel unit caused by track outlay disturbances or by a sinusoidal course are counteracted, wherein the turning angle of the first wheel unit is adjusted in the first frequency range using a first target value, which corresponds to a first ideal target value multiplied by a pre-defined first correction factor, wherein the first ideal target value is selected such that, if the first target value matches the first ideal target value at the actual curvature of the track, the first wheel unit is adjusted at least approximately curve-radially, and the turning angle of the first wheel unit is adjusted in the second frequency range using a second target value, which corresponds to a second ideal target value multiplied by a pre-defined second correction factor, wherein the second ideal target value is selected such that, if the second target value matches the second ideal target value, transversal movements at least of the first wheel unit caused by track outlay disturbances or by a sinusoidal course are essentially compensated.