Ride Quality Analysis for the Bi-Modal Tram Composed of Articulated-Two Cars

초록

This paper was aimed to analyze and evaluate dynamic behaviors (vibration accelerations and passenger ride qualities) for the bi-modal tram. For accomplishing the purpose, the dynamic model was developed beforehand to use main functions (hard points and design variables) of the multi-body dynamics analyzing software (ADAMS). In the passenger compartment of the bi-modal tram, passenger ride qualities were evaluated as changing vehicle speed on the basis of the frequency weighting, processes and criteria in the ISO 2631-1. Based on the results, detail design for the bi-modal tram was discussed in this paper.