A factorial analysis for the determination of an optimal train speed with a desired ride comfort

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1121-1134

  Karakasis, Kleomenis ^a   Skarlatos, Dimitris ^a   Zakinthinos, Tilemachos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Factorial design; Optimization; Rail comfort

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RAILROADS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPEED CONTROL; STATISTICAL METHODS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

COMFORT INDEX; FACTORIAL DESIGN; PASSENGERS; RAIL COMFORT;

SPEED;

EID: 21244434883     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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