Quarterly Report of RTRI
Online ISSN : 1880-1765
Print ISSN : 0033-9008
ISSN-L : 0033-9008
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Recent Researches of Human Science on Railway Systems
Akira SHINOMIYA
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2002 Volume 43 Issue 2 Pages 54-57

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This paper presents recent researches of human science on railway systems at RTRI. They are roughly divided into two categories: researches to improve safety and those to improve comfort. On the former subject, for the safeguard against accidents caused by human errors, we have promoted studies of psychological aptitude test, various researches to evaluate train drivers' working conditions and environments, and new investigations to minimize the risk of passenger casualties at train accidents. On the latter subject, we have developed new methods to evaluate the riding comfort including that of tilt train, and started researches on the improvement of railway facilities for the aged and the disabled from the viewpoint of Universal Design.

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