The impact of gap dimensions on passengers boarding and alighting using different mobility aids at railway stations by laboratory experiments

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.1080/23248378.2020.1836685
dc.creatorSeriani, Sebastián
dc.creatorFernández, Rodrigo
dc.creatorOyanedel, Constanza
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-18T19:40:30Z
dc.date.available2025-11-18T19:40:30Z
dc.description<p>The main objective of the research is to study the impact generated by the dimensions of the horizontal (distance between the train and the platform) and vertical (height between the train and the platform) gap on passengers who use different mobility aids. The aim is to find standard dimensions in the design of the platform train interface, allowing an accessible boarding and alighting process for users with disabilities or reduced mobility. The method is based on experiments performed in a controlled environment at the Human Dynamics Laboratory (LDH) in Universidad de los Andes (Chile), through a mock-up configured with representative characteristics of a train and its adjacent platform. Using cameras arranged on the ceiling, the boarding and alighting process was registered according to a new accessibility level. The results allow obtaining scenarios with a ‘desirable gap’, as well as scenarios with inaccessible gaps.</p>eng
dc.descriptionThe main objective of the research is to study the impact generated by the dimensions of the horizontal (distance between the train and the platform) and vertical (height between the train and the platform) gap on passengers who use different mobility aids. The aim is to find standard dimensions in the design of the platform train interface, allowing an accessible boarding and alighting process for users with disabilities or reduced mobility. The method is based on experiments performed in a controlled environment at the Human Dynamics Laboratory (LDH) in Universidad de los Andes (Chile), through a mock-up configured with representative characteristics of a train and its adjacent platform. Using cameras arranged on the ceiling, the boarding and alighting process was registered according to a new accessibility level. The results allow obtaining scenarios with a ‘desirable gap’, as well as scenarios with inaccessible gaps.spa
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/077d889c-4ddb-42a3-a685-063d25fcbe95
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/51310
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.sourcevol.9 (2021) nr.2 p.186-202
dc.subjectdesign
dc.subjectexperiment
dc.subjecthorizontal gap
dc.subjectmobility aid
dc.subjectPassenger
dc.subjectplatform train interface
dc.subjectrailway station
dc.subjectvertical gap
dc.subjectdesign
dc.subjectexperiment
dc.subjecthorizontal gap
dc.subjectmobility aid
dc.subjectPassenger
dc.subjectplatform train interface
dc.subjectrailway station
dc.subjectvertical gap
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleThe impact of gap dimensions on passengers boarding and alighting using different mobility aids at railway stations by laboratory experimentseng
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeArtículospa
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