RIDE QUALITY EVALUATION IN GROUND BASED VEHICLES: PASSENGER COMFORT MODELS FOR BUSES AND TRAINS

Several experiments were conducted to determine the effect of a vehicle's environment on passenger comfort in intra-city buses and inter-city trains. Data were collected simultaneously on the physical characteristics of the environment and the passengers' comfort ratings in that environment. Roll rate was strongly related to judged comfort for buses, and noise and roll rate for trains. The results for ground based vehicles are compared to those from the air mode. /Author/TRRL/

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• Authors:
  • Richards, L G
  • JACOBSON, I D
  • Barber, R W
  • Pepler, R C
• Publication Date: 1978-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 463-472
• Serial:
  • Ergonomics
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0014-0139
  • EISSN: 1366-5847
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/terg20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Competition; Data collection; Ground transportation; High speed rail; Human factors; Instrumentation; Motion; Passenger comfort; Railroad transportation; Ride quality; Riding qualities; Sound level; Transportation modes; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity)
• ITRD Terms: 9138: Comfort; 388: Inter urban; 6473: Mathematical model; 6748: Sound; 313: Urban area; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00184667
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1978 12:00AM