EVALUATIONS OF TRAIN RIDING COMFORT UNDER VARIOUS DECELERATIONS

When a train runs on the track at high speed, passengers are subjected to various forces which are produced by the change of its speed. In general, the riding comfort felt by them is evaluated in terms of this change. Determine the allowable limits of the train riding comfort for passengers, obtain the data on their feelings and evaluate them quantitatively under various conditions. Also intended to calculate significant differences between individual passengers.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Urabe, S
  • Nomura, Y
• Publication Date: 1964-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 28-34
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deceleration; Passengers; Ride quality; Surveys; Technology; Vehicle dynamics
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033195
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM