The effect of onboard passengers’ seating arrangement on the vertical ride comfort of a high-speed railway vehicle

This research is concerned with the impact of onboard passengers’ seating arrangement on the carbody flexural vibrations of a high-speed railway vehicle. In this regard, the previously developed passenger body-seat models are used to consider the dynamic influence of the passengers. The carbody is m...

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Autores: Rezvani, Mohammad A., Arcos Villamarín, Robert|||0000-0001-6805-7482, Bokaeian, Vahid
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/377156
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/377156
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544062221086150
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vibration
Random vibration
High speed trains
Passenger body-seat dynamic
Flexural vibrations of carbody
Rail vehicle dynamics
Ride quality index
Vibració
Vibració aleatòria
Trens d'alta velocitat -- Vibració
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica::Vibracions mecàniques
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Sumario:This research is concerned with the impact of onboard passengers’ seating arrangement on the carbody flexural vibrations of a high-speed railway vehicle. In this regard, the previously developed passenger body-seat models are used to consider the dynamic influence of the passengers. The carbody is modeled using the Euler–Bernoulli beam model to evaluate its flexural deformation. The frequency-domain analysis demonstrates that the carbody behaves almost like a rigid body when the vehicle is full of passengers. It is established that the passengers' presence causes a 31% enhancement of the ride quality determined based on EN 12299 standard for a fully occupied vehicle compared with an empty car. A scaled model of a ratio of 1:24.5 of the Shinkansen vehicle is constructed for validation purposes. The experimental results exhibit a similar trend as found by the simulations in terms of the impact of the passengers’ distribution on the carbody flexural vibrations