A review of passenger ride comfort in railway: assessment and improvement method

Abstract Passenger ride comfort has become a focus of attention in rail transportation equipment design, manufacture and later operation to meet people's demand for travel quality. However, is very subjective concept, which difficult quantify evaluate directly, can be affected by various factors, leading the corresponding technologies improvement becoming diverse. In this paper, recent research on assessment method measures railway passenger reviewed. The main types are summarized first according sources discomfort, including static comfort, vibration noise aural pressure thermal visual comfort. current methods introduced from aspects environmental parameters human based nature evaluation indicators. Finally, each type presented.