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The purpose of this study is to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between a longitudinal shock during braking of a train and ride comfort. The authors attempted to develop a method of quantitatively evaluating the main braking patterns envisaged (40 in total) with a view to establishing an evaluation method that would be readily applicable to actual driving and control. A multiple regression model and a multinomial logistic model were derived for a one-step braking process and the usefulness of same was confirmed on the basis of the high value of the coefficient of determination. Based on the model formula/formulae derived and the results of evaluating the braking patterns, it was possible to evaluate the 40 braking patterns by means of an ordinal scale. Train driving/control is evaluated with respect to various aspects from various perspectives, but the development of a method of evaluating ride comfort, which was partly unsolved, means that it is now possible to comprehensively evaluate train driving. Future application of the evaluation method in improving train-driving skills and in automatic train-driving controls can be expected.
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Miura, T., Izumi, T. (2018). A Study on Quantitative Evaluation of Relationship Between Longitudinal Shock and Ride Comfort by Train Braking. In: Stanton, N. (eds) Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 597. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60441-1_95
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