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Title:

Modeling and Validation of Standards for a Sleeping Compartment on Accessible Passenger Rail Vehicles

Accession Number:

01684717

Record Type:

Monograph

Abstract:

The main outcome of the project are designs for accessible sleeping compartments on single level and bi-level intercity trains that accommodate up to four passengers traveling together including two passengers who may have reduced mobility. The objective of this IDEA project was to extend the 2D and 3-D digital modeling of a passenger rail accessible restroom to include the design of a complete accessible sleeping compartment, and to build a full-scale soft mock-up of the proposed sleeper compartment design that contains a restroom with a shower for evaluation by people with disabilities. These activities also validated many of the proposed accessible rail standards that accommodate large wheeled mobility devices than current standards. 3-D modeling of the previously designed accessible restroom for passenger rail was extended to include a shower. A full-scale soft mock-up of the sleeping compartment containing a restroom with a shower was built and evaluated by people with reduced mobility and members of the general public. The study also included an online survey that was disseminated, and 173 people with and without reduced mobility in North America and Europe provided responses. At the conclusion of this study, the team developed new designs for accessible sleeping compartments for intercity passenger rail that were verified and evaluated and showed that a low cost soft mock up enhances design visualization and provides an opportunity to obtain valuable feedback from the general public including people with reduced mobility.

Supplemental Notes:

This Safety IDEA project was conducted by Oregon State University.

Report/Paper Numbers:

Rail Safety IDEA Project 31

Language:

English

Authors:

Hunter-Zaworski, Katharine

Pagination:

35p

Publication Date:

2018-9

Serial:

Safety IDEA Program Project Final Report

Issue Number: 31
Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Design; Railroads; Society; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Oct 29 2018 8:49AM