United States Department of Transportation
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Passenger Acceptance of Alignments with Frequent Curves in Maglev or Other Very-High-Speed Ground Systems
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1995-10-31
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Abstract:Proposed high-speed ground transportation systems, such as Maglev, may have motion characteristics
affecting passenger comfort which set them apart from anything previously experienced. Operating at
aircraft speeds along rights-of-way established for conventional ground vehicles, Maglevs may subject
passengers to significantly larger vertical accelerations and roll rates than they have ever felt on existing
common-carrier modes. If the design limits for guideway curvature are set too high in the interest of
achieving the shortest travel times and/or maximum utilization of existing, short-radius right-of-way,
substantial numbers of passengers may find the ride quality unacceptable because of excessive vertical
acceleration and roll rates. In that case, speed would be reduced, resulting in moderately longer trip
times. In areas where new right-of-way is unavailable, the question becomes how can a Maglev
guideway be optimally fitted to it and what speeds should be used.
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