Analysis of driveability with train simulators allows pre-testing of infrastructure

Purpose and goal

** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The purpose of the project was to investigate how drive-ability analyzes can improve speed designs. The goal was to avoid unnecessary speed changes that impair the comfort of the passengers, the working environment for the driver and the energy consumption, but still do not lead to any time gain.

Expected results and effects

Speed filtering of the changes that are not possible to achieve has proven to be a suitable method to improve driveability. The road administration has med active in the project and have via a reference group continously received the results. These have been directly implemented in their models.

Planned approach and implementation

** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project included a literature study, a development of a model to improve drivability and a simulator study to investigate the effect of different drivability filters. To carry out the simulator study, a train simulator was transported to northern Sweden, where there are drivers with ERTMS experience. The study was balanced and effects of the speed filters were analyzed using statistical methods.