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Showing 1 to 20 of 472 for “"passengers"”.
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Predicting the vibration discomfort of standing passengers in transport
… predict the discomfort of standing railway passengers.<br/>The first of five experiments using the method of magnitude estimation and 6-s periods<br/>of vibration investigated how the discomfort of standing subjects exposed to fore-and-aft,<br/>lateral, and vertical sinusoidal vibration …
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Indoor navigation for passengers in underground transit stations using smartphones
People are increasingly relying on smartphones to solve a lot of their daily problems, among which navigation is one of the most fundamental tasks. Estimating the locations of pedestrians and tracking them in an indoor environment is a long sought after research goal. This thesis develops a …
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Safety Systems, Culture, and Passengers’ Willingness to Fly in Autonomous Air Taxis
… input from human pilots.</p> <p>In studies of passengers’ perceptions, researchers found that safety was among the top passenger concerns. The international market complicates the matter, as research indicates people from different nations differ in their willingness to fly in autonomous …
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The Extent of Distraction of Cell Phone Conversations for Passengers in Simulated Flight
<p>Currently, passengers are forbidden from making cell phone calls during flights in the United States due to cellular electronic interference. However, some related research has demonstrated that the use of cell phones has little interference with avionics. Furthermore, any potential electronic …
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An Investigation of Factors that Influence Passengers’ Intentions to Use Biometric Technologies at Airports
… research investigated the factors that influence passengers’ intentions to choose the use of biometrics over other methods of identification. The current study utilized a quantitative research method via an online survey of 689 persons from Amazon ® Mechanical Turk ® (MTurk) and employed …
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Commercial Short-Haul Flight or Autonomous Mobility-On-Demand: Modeling Air Passengers’ Modal Choice
… were not. Two-thirds (66%) of the current SF passengers intend to shift to other transport modes once aMoD is available; 31% of the current SF market share could be lost to aMoD and 20% to conventional driving. More than half of the current most-traveled air passengers intend to use aMoD as …
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Computational Investigation of Factors Influencing Vehicle Passengers' Safety Performance in Automated Driving Systems (ADS)
As Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and shared mobility technologies become integral to transportation, mitigating injury risks for vehicle occupants has become increasingly critical. This dissertation presents computational investigations into key factors influencing passenger safety, with a focus …
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Investigation of Passengers’ Intentions to Use High-Speed Rail and Low-Cost Carriers in China
… between LCCs and HSR justifies the research of passengers’ behavioral intentions to use HSR and LCCs in China.</p> <p>This research focused on factors that influenced passengers’ intentions to use HSR and LCCs in China. Based on the extensive literature review, this study adopted the theory of …
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Analysis of aspects of health care delivery and safety for space tourism and space passengers
Non-career space travelers from around the world will be venturing into space as commercial programs develop and mature. There are multiple forces promoting human suborbital and orbital flight, including; public interest and desire, market and financial drivers, technological advances, and a …
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Determination of Factors That Influence Passengers’ Airline Selection: A Study of Low Cost Carriers in Thailand
… A large scaled survey was sent to Thai LCC passengers at major airports in Thailand. The final sample (n = 781) was predominantly working-age, female, highly educated, and with average incomes. In general, they flew frequently (two to three times a year or more). In order to test the …
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A Systematic Investigation into Induction and Mitigation Methods of Motion Sickness in Passengers of Automated Vehicles
… Levels 0 through 2, to Levels 3 through 5. As passengers engage in non-driving related tasks (NDRTs) inside a moving vehicle, they experience limited vehicle control and external awareness. Such conditions can lead to passengers becoming motion sick. Since two out of three passengers are prone …
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The Efficacy of the Protection Motivation Theory in Predicting Cruise Ship Passengers' Intentions Regarding Norovirus Disease Incidence
… the protection motivation theory for predicting passengers’ intentions towards healthy behaviors in regard to norovirus disease incidence. Outbreaks of norovirus have serious health and economic consequences. Presently there is no vaccination available; however, handwashing and social distancing …
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Assessment of passengers satisfaction with bus rapid transit: the case of Dar Es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART)
… provided. About 96.9 per cent of the interviewed passengers consider continuing using DART services. Service quality attributes, which were perceived with high levels of satisfaction, include security at stations (perceived as adequate by 33.6 per cent and average by 57.8 per cent of interviewed …
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Assessment of the potential diversion of to air passengers to high-speed rail in the northeast corridor
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1994.
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The effect of privatisation of British railways on the satisfaction levels of passengers: a case study of London overground
… it can have positive and negative effects on passengers’ experiences and satisfaction. This study assessed the impact of rail privatisation of London Overground on passengers’ satisfaction in the rail service by collecting and analysing primary data from 150 passengers and 50 staff of London …
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Developing an Integrated Method of Controlling the Flow of Departing Passengers: A study of passenger departure processes at Abu Dhabi International Airport
… is great competition between them to attract passengers and serve airlines in their role of transporting people regionally and internationally. Abu Dhabi International Airport is one such airport. Terminal 3 is the home of Abu Dhabi’s major carrier, Etihad Airways, one of the world’s …
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Key characteristics and attitudes of airline passengers, with particular emphasis upon the low-cost sector: implications for pre-trip decision-making and airline choice
… key characteristics and attitudes of airline passengers (with particular emphasis upon LCCs) and the implications for pre-trip decision-making and airline choice. The study begins with an overview of the airline business models that dominate the UK passenger aviation sector, before introducing …
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The analysis, design, and development of a digital contact tracing prototype application for the identification of passengers in the event of a biological threat scenario onboard an airplane
… is on the rise. With over four billion airline passengers in 2017 and over seven billion expected by 2036, the transmission of infectious diseases in-flight, such as influenza A (H1N1), TB, and potentially Ebola, is of the utmost concern to global health. In 2003, the emergence of severe acute …
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Passenger assessments of quality in local public transport- measurement, variability and planning implications
… bus routes can be planned to fit either all passengers or selected groups better. It will also be possible to evaluate perceived travel utility separately for each category of passengers. Stated Preference questionnaires were distributed to passengers on buses to test different designs of …
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