Electro-mechanical braking technology has gradually found wide applications in aviation, automobile and other industrial fields due to its remarkable technical advantages, it also has a good development prospect and market space in the field of rail vehicles. This paper summarizes the research progress of electro-mechanical braking technology for rail vehicles. Firstly, the braking principle of electro-mechanical braking technology is introduced and the key technologies to be overcome for the application of electro-mechanical braking technology to rail vehicles are analyzed. Then, the research status of the electromechanical braking technology of rail vehicles at home and abroad is summarized. Finally, the challenges faced by the mass commercial application of electro-mechanical braking in rail vehicle industry are analyzed, so as to provide reference for the follow-up research and product development of electro-mechanical braking for rail vehicles.

rail vehicles  /  electro-mechanical baking system  /  braking principle