DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND DATA FOR EVALUATING RIDE QUALITY. VOLUME I. SUMMARY

Ride-quality models for city buses and intercity trains are presented and discussed in terms of their ability to predict passenger comfort and ride acceptability. These models were developed using passenger response data gathered under actual field conditions. The report, first of three volumes, summarizes the results of the project.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 3, PB-282327.
• Corporate Authors:

  Dunlap and Associates Incorporated

  One Parkland Drive
  Darien, CT  United States  06820

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • PEPLER, R D
  • Vallerie, L L
  • JACOBSON, I D
  • Barber, R W
  • Richards, L G
• Publication Date: 1978-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Acceptance; Buses; Comfort; Data collection; Degrees of freedom; Forecasting; High speed rail; Human factors; Mathematical models; Motion; Passenger comfort; Passenger vehicles; Railroad cars; Railroad trains; Ride quality; Riding qualities; Surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Acceptability
• Old TRIS Terms: Response
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00180804
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ED-77-1(I) Final Rpt., DOT-TSC-RSPD-77-1-I
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1090-1
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 14 1978 12:00AM