Development and Utilization of Ride Comfort Simulator

In this article, the authors propose a design and utilization of a rail car simulator for determining train ride comfort. The device consists of a 12 passenger cabin with adjustable vibration, noise, temperature, and visual stimulation. After describing the device's capabilities, the authors outline various tests conducted using the simulator. These were the testing of the effects of vibration and noise on passenger comfort, the optimization of handrails and strap positions for elderly passengers, the posture and balance of walking passengers, and the optimization of table size and position for those passengers using notebook-type personal computers (PC). Each of the tests was used in order to determine the number of passengers who found the level of stimulation unacceptable to develop a threshold for cabin design.

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• Authors:
  • Suzuki, Hiroaki
  • Shiroto, Hiroaki
  • Nakagawa, Chizuru
  • Saito, Ayano
  • Ohno, Hisato
• Publication Date: 2006-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 205-210
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Noise; Passenger comfort; Passenger trains; Ride quality; Simulation; Vibration
• Subject Areas: Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041808
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 2007 11:34AM