ISO 10326-2:2022 PDF

Mechanical vibration — Laboratory method for evaluating vehicle seat vibration — Part 2: Application to railway vehicles

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ISO 10326-2:2022

Mechanical vibration — Laboratory method for evaluating vehicle seat vibration — Part 2: Application to railway vehicles

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Format:: Electronic (PDF)
Number of pages:: 27
Publication date:: March 29, 2022
Edition:: ISO IS 10326 edition 2 version 1
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This document defines specifications covering laboratory tests for seats designed for passengers and crew in railway tractive and trailer vehicles. It concerns tri-axial rectilinear vibration within the frequency range 0,5 Hz to 50 Hz. It specifies the input test vibration to be used at seat testing. This document makes it possible to characterize, in the form of frequency response functions, the manner in which vibration is transmitted to the seat occupant. It also provides an estimator showing the behaviour of the seat in terms of dynamic comfort perceived by the seated person. Different types of excitations can be used and are described depending on knowledge of the vibration environment encountered by the seat and the capability of the vibration simulator.

Technical details

Technical committee: ISO/TC 108/SC 4 - Human exposure to mechanical vibration and shock
SKU: ISO 10326-2:2022

Abstract

Overview

ISO 10326-2:2022 - Mechanical vibration - Laboratory method for evaluating vehicle seat vibration - Part 2: Application to railway vehicles - specifies laboratory test methods to characterize how vibration is transmitted through railway passenger and crew seats. The standard covers tri-axial rectilinear vibration in the frequency band 0.5 Hz to 50 Hz, defines input test vibrations, and sets out procedures to obtain frequency response functions (FRFs) and dynamic comfort estimators for an occupied seat.

Key technical topics and requirements

Scope and frequency range: Tests address seat response to vibration between 0.5 Hz and 50 Hz, the range most relevant to railway comfort.
Types of excitation: Describes and prescribes use of pseudo‑random, sinusoidal, and realistic (measured or simulated) vibration inputs depending on the knowledge of in‑service vibration and simulator capability.
Tri-axial testing: Procedures for sequential and simultaneous excitation in X, Y and Z directions to capture cross‑axis responses and reduce test time.
Characterization metrics:
- Frequency response function (H(f)) to quantify seat-to-occupant transmission.
- Transmissibility and weighted transmissibility (T and Tw) to assess how seat design amplifies or attenuates vibration.
- Coherence function, auto/cross spectral densities, and root-mean-square (rms) acceleration for signal characterization.
- SEAT factor and an estimator to predict perceived dynamic comfort from measured FRFs and realistic inputs.
Test logistics and quality: Guidance on measurement positions, instrumentation, safety, test seats and test persons, input signal generation (including tolerances), and required test report contents.
Validation for non-linearity: Recommends sinusoidal tests at FRF peaks to detect non-linear behavior and, if detected, using representative realistic inputs.

Practical applications and users

Product validation and R&D for railway seat manufacturers, seat subsystem suppliers (frames, suspension, cushions), and ergonomics teams.
Rail vehicle designers and interior engineers assessing passenger comfort and selecting seat components.
Testing laboratories and vibration simulation facilities that perform seat transmissibility and comfort evaluations.
Regulatory and procurement teams requiring objective, reproducible laboratory data for seat comparison and specification.

Related standards

ISO 10326-1 (suspension seats) - recommended for suspension seat testing.
ISO 2631-4 and EN 12299 - methods for assessing whole‑body vibration discomfort (referenced for discomfort evaluation).

ISO 10326-2:2022 provides a reproducible laboratory framework to measure seat transmissibility and to predict passenger comfort, enabling objective comparisons and informed design choices for railway seating systems.

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Mentioned in the description and other ISO standards

Abstract

Overview

Key technical topics and requirements

Scope and frequency range: Tests address seat response to vibration between 0.5 Hz and 50 Hz, the range most relevant to railway comfort.
Types of excitation: Describes and prescribes use of pseudo‑random, sinusoidal, and realistic (measured or simulated) vibration inputs depending on the knowledge of in‑service vibration and simulator capability.
Tri-axial testing: Procedures for sequential and simultaneous excitation in X, Y and Z directions to capture cross‑axis responses and reduce test time.
Characterization metrics:
- Frequency response function (H(f)) to quantify seat-to-occupant transmission.
- Transmissibility and weighted transmissibility (T and Tw) to assess how seat design amplifies or attenuates vibration.
- Coherence function, auto/cross spectral densities, and root-mean-square (rms) acceleration for signal characterization.
- SEAT factor and an estimator to predict perceived dynamic comfort from measured FRFs and realistic inputs.
Test logistics and quality: Guidance on measurement positions, instrumentation, safety, test seats and test persons, input signal generation (including tolerances), and required test report contents.
Validation for non-linearity: Recommends sinusoidal tests at FRF peaks to detect non-linear behavior and, if detected, using representative realistic inputs.

Practical applications and users

Product validation and R&D for railway seat manufacturers, seat subsystem suppliers (frames, suspension, cushions), and ergonomics teams.
Rail vehicle designers and interior engineers assessing passenger comfort and selecting seat components.
Testing laboratories and vibration simulation facilities that perform seat transmissibility and comfort evaluations.
Regulatory and procurement teams requiring objective, reproducible laboratory data for seat comparison and specification.

Related standards

ISO 10326-1 (suspension seats) - recommended for suspension seat testing.
ISO 2631-4 and EN 12299 - methods for assessing whole‑body vibration discomfort (referenced for discomfort evaluation).

ISO 10326-2:2022 PDF

Technical details

Abstract

Overview

Key technical topics and requirements

Practical applications and users

Related standards

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Abstract

Overview

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Practical applications and users

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