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Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Guideline Test Specifications for Freight Car Trucks
Keywords: Field Tests, Laboratory Tests, Performance Regimes, Lateral Stability, Trackability, Ride Quality, Steady State Curve Negotiation
Abstract: Under the Federal Railroad Administration-sponsored Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II, a set of standard test specifications were developed to evaluate and characterize...
Technical Reports
Freight Car Dynamics: Final Report
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Testing, Modeling, Freight Car Trucks
Abstract: The objective of this research project was to develop techniques to analyze the lateral dynamic behavior of railroad freight cars. The effort included development and correlation...
Technical Reports
Interactive Simulation and Computer Graphics for the Detailed Longitudinal Train Action Model
Keywords: Advanced Graphing II, Tektronix, Detailed Longitudinal Train Action (DTAM) Model, Interactive Graphics
Abstract: The AAR's Detailed Longitudinal Train Action (DTAM) Model has been modified to include interactive graphics for a visual display of the simulated results. The interface program...
Technical Reports
Interactive Simulation and Computer Graphics for the Quasi-Static Lateral Train Stability Model
Keywords: Advanced Graphing II, Tektronix, QLTS, Plot-10, Computer Program
Abstract: The AAR's Quasi-Static Lateral Train Stability (QLTS) Model has been modified to include interactive graphics for a visual display of the simulated results. The interface program...
Technical Reports
Locomotive Track Hazard Detector Program (LTHD) Interim Report
Keywords: Track Geometry Measurement, Data Collection, Safety Inspection
Abstract: This interim report summarizes work performed by The MITRE Corporation for the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Rail Safety Research to develop a Locomotive Track Hazard...