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A user-oriented and computerized model for estimating vehicle ride quality
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EngineeringVehicle Conceptual DesignWearable TechnologyVehicle DynamicVehicle Ride QualitySocial SciencesBuilt EnvironmentPassenger Ride ComfortKinesiologyData ScienceOccupant ComfortAffective ComputingSystems EngineeringTransportation EngineeringTransport SafetyPassenger AcceptanceAssistive TechnologyPredictive AnalyticsDesignUser ExperienceSimplified Empirical ModelComputer ScienceTransportation SystemThermal ComfortMultimodal Travel BehaviorTransportation ResearchBody ComfortTransport Modelling
A simplified empirical model and computer program for estimating passenger ride comfort within air and surface transportation systems are described. The model is based on subjective ratings from more than 3000 persons who were exposed to controlled combinations of noise and vibration in the passenger ride quality apparatus. This model has the capability of transforming individual elements of a vehicle's noise and vibration environment into subjective discomfort units and then combining the subjective units to produce a single discomfort index typifying passenger acceptance of the environment. The computational procedures required to obtain discomfort estimates are discussed, and a user oriented ride comfort computer program is described. Examples illustrating application of the simplified model to helicopter and automobile ride environments are presented.