SIST EN 12299:2024

Railway applications - Ride comfort for passengers - Measurement and evaluation

The purpose of this document is to provide methods for quantifying the ride comfort of a passenger in a rail vehicle in response to the track sections it is operated over.
The methods aim to quantify the effects of vehicle body motions on ride comfort and to make the assessment of passenger comfort predictable, repeatable, objective and meaningful.
The methods and comfort scales are validated for people of good health.
This document applies to passengers in rail vehicles operating on heavy rail networks.
This document may also be used as a guide for example on urban rail systems, but their operational routes/environments may make it difficult to comply with the requirements of the test methods.
This document applies to measurements of motions. It also applies to simulated motions. Guidance is provided on:
- which method described within the document should be used for different scenarios;
- typical values for different comfort levels;
- the application of simulation.
This document excludes health and safety issues, non-passenger carrying vehicles, vehicle homologation and safety, limit values, motion sickness, discomfort caused by accelerating and braking, design guidelines and measurement technology.

Bahnanwendungen - Fahrkomfort für Fahrgäste - Messung und Auswertung

Der Zweck dieses Dokuments ist es, Verfahren zur Quantifizierung des Fahrkomforts eines Fahrgastes in einem Schienenfahrzeug, in Abhängigkeit der befahrenen Streckenabschnitte, auf denen dieses betrieben wird, bereitzustellen.
Ziel der Verfahren ist es, die Auswirkungen der Wagenkastenbewegungen auf den Fahrkomfort zu quantifizieren und die Beurteilung des Komforts für Fahrgäste vorhersehbar, wiederholbar, objektiv und aussagekräftig zu machen.
Die Verfahren und Komfortmaßstäbe gelten für Fahrgäste, die sich in einem gesundheitlich guten Allgemeinzustand befinden..
Dieses Dokument gilt für Fahrgäste in Schienenfahrzeugen, die auf Vollbahnnetzen betrieben werden.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Bewegungsmessungen. Es gilt auch für simulierte Bewegungen. Es werden Richtlinien in Bezug auf Folgendes vorgegeben:
-   dazu, welches der im Dokument beschriebenen Verfahren für verschiedene Szenarien angewendet werden sollte;
-   zu üblichen Werten für verschiedene Komfortniveaus;
-   zur Anwendung von Simulationen.
Dieses Dokument befasst sich nicht mit Gesundheits- und Sicherheitsthemen, Fahrzeugen ohne Fahrgäste, Fahrzeugzulassung und  sicherheit, Grenzwerten, Reisekrankheit, Unwohlsein durch Beschleunigung und Bremsung, Konstruktionsrichtlinien und Messtechnologien.

Applications ferroviaires - Confort de marche des voyageurs - Mesurage et évaluation

L'objet de ce document est de fournir des méthodes pour quantifier le confort de marche des voyageurs dans un véhicule ferroviaire en fonction des sections de voie sur lesquelles il est exploité.
Ces méthodes visent à quantifier les effets des mouvements de la caisse du véhicule sur le confort de marche et à rendre l'évaluation du confort des voyageurs prévisible, reproductible, objective et significative.
Les méthodes et les échelles de confort sont validées pour des personnes en bonne santé.
Le présent document s'applique aux passagers des véhicules ferroviaires circulant sur les réseaux ferroviaires lourds.
Le présent document s'applique aux mesures de mouvements. Il s'applique également aux mouvements simulés. Des recommandations sont fournies sur :
-   quelle méthode décrite dans le document il convient d'utiliser pour les différents scénarios ;
-   les valeurs types pour différents niveaux de confort ;
-   l'application de la simulation.
Le présent document exclut les questions de santé et de sécurité, les véhicules ne transportant pas de voyageurs, l'homologation et la sécurité des véhicules, les valeurs limites, le mal des transports, l'inconfort causé par l'accélération et le freinage, les directives de conception et la technologie de mesure.

Železniške naprave - Udobnost vožnje potnikov - Meritve in vrednotenje

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 31-May-2023
• Publication Date: 11-Nov-2024
• ICS: 13.160 - Vibration and shock with respect to human beings
• ICS: 45.060.20 - Trailing stock
• Technical Committee: IŽNP - Reilway applications
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 06-Nov-2024
• Due Date: 11-Jan-2025
• Completion Date: 12-Nov-2024
• Ref Project: EN 12299:2024 - Railway applications - Ride comfort for passengers - Measurement and evaluation

Relations

• Revises: SIST EN 12299:2009 - Railway applications - Ride comfort for passengers - Measurement and evaluation
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Železniške naprave - Udobnost vožnje potnikov - Meritve in vrednotenje
Railway applications - Ride comfort for passengers - Measurement and evaluation
Bahnanwendungen - Fahrkomfort für Fahrgäste - Messung und Auswertung
Applications ferroviaires - Confort de marche des voyageurs - Mesurage et évaluation
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12299:2024
ICS:
13.160 Vpliv vibracij in udarcev na Vibration and shock with
ljudi respect to human beings
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12299
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.060.20 Supersedes EN 12299:2009
English Version
Railway applications - Ride comfort for passengers -
Measurement and evaluation
Applications ferroviaires - Confort de marche des Bahnanwendungen - Fahrkomfort für Fahrgäste -
voyageurs - Mesurage et évaluation Messung und Auswertung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 August 2024.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Symbols, units and abbreviations . 10
5 General description. 14
5.1 General. 14
5.2 Passenger exposure to vibrations . 14
5.3 Application . 15
5.4 Characteristics of rail vehicle motions . 15
5.5 Ride comfort . 16
5.6 Direct and indirect measurements . 16
5.7 Summary table of procedures . 16
5.8 Application of comfort indices . 17
6 Mean comfort and continuous comfort . 18
6.1 General. 18
6.2 Basis of the method . 19
6.3 Methodology . 19
6.4 Test conditions . 19
6.4.1 General. 19
6.4.2 Selection of test sections . 20
6.4.3 Test speed . 20
6.4.4 Wheel-rail contact geometry . 20
6.4.5 Vehicle condition . 20
6.5 Parameters to be measured . 20
6.5.1 General. 20
6.5.2 Location of measuring points . 21
6.5.3 Filtering . 21
6.6 Definition of intermediate quantities . 21
6.7 Definition of comfort indexes . 23
6.7.1 Continuous comfort. 23
6.7.2 Mean comfort standard method . 23
6.7.3 Mean comfort complete method . 24
6.8 Test report . 24
7 Comfort on curve transitions . 24
7.1 General. 24
7.2 Basis of the method . 24
7.3 Methodology . 25
7.4 Test conditions . 25
7.4.1 General. 25
7.4.2 Selection of test sections . 25
7.4.3 Test speed . 25
7.4.4 Wheel-rail contact geometry . 25
7.4.5 Vehicle condition . 25
7.5 Parameters to be measured . 26
7.5.1 General . 26
7.5.2 Location of measuring points . 26
7.5.3 Filtering . 26
7.6 Definition of intermediate quantities . 26
7.6.1 Symbols and indices . 26
7.6.2 Averaging procedure . 26
7.6.3 Identification of transition periods. 27
7.6.4 Intermediate quantities . 28
7.7 Definition of comfort index P . 30
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7.8 Alternative comfort index ‘sliding P over 3 s’ . 31
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7.9 Test report . 33
8 Comfort on discrete events . 33
8.1 General . 33
8.2 Basis of the method . 34
8.3 Methodology . 34
8.4 Test conditions . 34
8.4.1 General . 34
8.4.2 Selection of test sections . 34
8.4.3 Test speed . 35
8.4.4 Wheel-rail contact geometry . 35
8.4.5 Vehicle condition . 35
8.5 Parameters to be measured . 35
8.5.1 General . 35
8.5.2 Location of measuring points . 35
8.5.3 Filtering . 35
8.6 Definition of quantities . 35
8.6.1 Symbols and indices . 35
8.6.2 Averaging procedure to obtain the mean value . 36
8.6.3 Maximum peak to peak value. 36
8.7 Definition of comfort index P .
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