| Title | United States-Federal Republic of Germany cooperative study of advanced ground vehicle ride quality |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33334 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Sussman, E. Donald; Dumas, Joseph S.; Wichansky, Anna M.; Abernethy, Charles N., III |
| Source | 36p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Langley Research Center |
| Publisher | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publication Date | 19791100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In the first phase of this study, the relative comfort assoiciated with various speed-guideway configurations for a proposed magnetically levitated vehicle (Figure 1) and for a currently operating Bundesbahn rail-coach were determined. The rideenvironment of the two vehicle types was simulated using the NASA Langley Research Center's (NASA/LRC) Passenger Ride Quality Apparatus (PRQA). The simulation was based on vehicle and guideway dynamics models which depict the motion environments in terms of "bounce" or motions along the Z-axis, "sway" or motions along the X-axis, and "roll" or rotational motions about the Y-axis. Paid subjects, chosen to achieve a balance between sex & age, were exposed to brief samples of the motion environments accompanied by appropriate levels of acoustic noise. The subjects were asked to rate the comfort level of each motion sample and, in cases where the ride was perceived to be uncomfortable, were asked to identify the motions which were most disturbing. 1 |
| Rosap ID | dot:8589 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8589 |
| TRT Terms | Ground transportation; Vehicle design; Ride quality; Magnetic levitation vehicles |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
Federal Republic of Germany; United States |
| Report Number | RS006-PM-79-31 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33300/33334/33334.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |