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Evaluation of Passenger Ride Comfort of Indian Rail and Road Vehicles with ISO 2631-1 Standards:Part 2-Simulation


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1 Mech. Engg. Dept., Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, India
 

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In this paper ride comfort of Indian road and rail vehicle is evaluated using ISO 2631-1 comfort specifications. A three wheel vehicle, light four wheel vehicle and general sleeper ICF coach of Indian railway have been evaluated on the basis of 1 hr, 2.5 hrs, 4 hrs and 8 hrs ISO 2631 comfort specifications in seated position as these are the normal duration for passengers. An insight to comfortable ride duration for these vehicles is presented in this paper.

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Ride Comfort, ISO 2631, Weighted RMS Acceleration, Vehicle Model, Frequency Weightings.
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  • Evaluation of Passenger Ride Comfort of Indian Rail and Road Vehicles with ISO 2631-1 Standards:Part 2-Simulation

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Rakesh Chandmal Sharma
Mech. Engg. Dept., Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, India

Abstract


In this paper ride comfort of Indian road and rail vehicle is evaluated using ISO 2631-1 comfort specifications. A three wheel vehicle, light four wheel vehicle and general sleeper ICF coach of Indian railway have been evaluated on the basis of 1 hr, 2.5 hrs, 4 hrs and 8 hrs ISO 2631 comfort specifications in seated position as these are the normal duration for passengers. An insight to comfortable ride duration for these vehicles is presented in this paper.

Keywords


Ride Comfort, ISO 2631, Weighted RMS Acceleration, Vehicle Model, Frequency Weightings.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.4273/ijvss.8.1.02