The report describes an experimental program using human subjects to evaluate the ride quality resulting from specific suspension strategies, and to compare these with a standard ride. The study is part of a more general task to learn how to isolate guideway irregularities from high speed ground vehicles to insure passenger comfort. The results of the study show the following: A ride evaluation by different individuals is a meaningful approach; the discomfort index criterion is roughly correct but has some limitations; the standard ride which was used for comparison, namely, the DOT ride quality specification, is not a particularly good ride; and magnetic suspensions operating on a moderately smooth guideway at 483 km/hr will require active control in order to produce ride quality approaching that of a jet aircraft on a quiet day.
Preliminary Design Studies of Magnetic Suspensions for High Speed Ground Transportation. Volume II, Experimental Ride Simulation Studies
1973
31 pages
Report
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Englisch