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P. Silva, E. Seabra, J. Mendes, "Ride comfort evaluation on Alfa Pendular trains during the Porto - Lisbon connection", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 22.9, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.22.9

Keywords: comfort analysis, whole-body vibration, trains, ISO 2631.

Abstract

Comfort is a key condition to keep customers satisfied. On train journeys this parameter is highly influenced by vibration transmission from the vehicle to the user, resulting in whole-body vibration. ISO 2631 standard is specially dedicated to the measurement and evaluation of this type of vibration. In the present study, this methodology was applied to evaluate the whole-body vibration on the Portuguese Alfa Pendular trains during the Porto – Lisbon connection. Measurements were performed on 3 different seat locations inside the train. Regarding total acceleration, the obtained results were very low, and the comfort of the journeys was confirmed. Moreover, the seat surface showed to amplify the floor vibration. The acceleration measurements were also classified according with the comfort level and highlighted the trip comfort and vibration transmission. This was the first whole-body vibration study performed on Portuguese trains

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Front Page Browse CCC CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Conferences ISSN 2753-3239 CCC: 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 22.9 Ride comfort evaluation on Alfa Pendular trains during the Porto - Lisbon connection P. Silva¹, E. Seabra¹ and J. Mendes² ¹School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal ²Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal doi:10.4203/ccc.1.22.9 Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper P. Silva, E. Seabra, J. Mendes, "Ride comfort evaluation on Alfa Pendular trains during the Porto - Lisbon connection", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 22.9, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.22.9 Keywords: comfort analysis, whole-body vibration, trains, ISO 2631. Abstract Comfort is a key condition to keep customers satisfied. On train journeys this parameter is highly influenced by vibration transmission from the vehicle to the user, resulting in whole-body vibration. ISO 2631 standard is specially dedicated to the measurement and evaluation of this type of vibration. In the present study, this methodology was applied to evaluate the whole-body vibration on the Portuguese Alfa Pendular trains during the Porto – Lisbon connection. Measurements were performed on 3 different seat locations inside the train. Regarding total acceleration, the obtained results were very low, and the comfort of the journeys was confirmed. Moreover, the seat surface showed to amplify the floor vibration. The acceleration measurements were also classified according with the comfort level and highlighted the trip comfort and vibration transmission. This was the first whole-body vibration study performed on Portuguese trains download the full-text of this paper (PDF, 8 pages, 449 Kb) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the volume description
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