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. This 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.


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    Titel :

    Preliminary Design Studies of Magnetic Suspension for High Speed Ground Transportation: (Volume II. Experimental Ride Simulation Studies)


    Beteiligte:
    R. H. Borcherts (Autor:in) / D. F. Wilkie (Autor:in) / L. C. Davis (Autor:in) / J. R. Reitz (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1973


    Format / Umfang :

    35 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch