Development of Techniques and Data for Evaluating Ride Quality, Volume III : Guidelines for Development of Ride-Quality Models and Their Applications

Details

• Creators:
  Pepler, R. D. ; Vallerie, L. L. ; Jacobson, I. D. ; Barber, R. W. ; Richards, L. G.
• Corporate Creators:
  Dunlap and Associates, inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Data collection
  • Ride quality
  • Intercity transportation
  • Transportation planning
  • Buses
  • Human factors
  • Mathematical models
  • Passenger comfort
  • Railroad cars
  • Passenger cars
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-RSPD-77-1-III
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Directorate
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Rail Transit ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus Transportation
• Abstract:
  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. The report, the last of three volumes, contains procedural guidelines to be employed by transportation specialists in developing ride-quality models and in using them to evaluate passenger comfort in existing or future systems. Specific guidelines are provided for: (1) collecting vehicle-motion and passenger-comfort data in the field; (2) generating ride-quality models based on these data; (3) validating models against data from passengers on scheduled services; (4) using models to evaluate or predict vehicle ride quality; and (5) specifying ride characteristics for new vehicles.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1090-3
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10678/dot_10678_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.99 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bb04b08a3c9a3eca339b0996b88779dd12d24874412e1665c14a1c73a0a11983