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15
Mar
2018
Technical Reports
PTC Radio Desense Mitigation Research Phase 2: Filter Identification and Testing
Subject
Positive Train Control
Keywords: Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System, ACSES, Interoperable Train Control, ITC, Positive Train Control, PTC, locomotive radios, radio frequency filter, North American railroads, environmental testing, vibration testing, thermal testing
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a project, conducted by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), to identify and evaluate 220 MHz radio filter...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/01
Office
RDI-23
9
Mar
2018
Technical Reports
Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement Technology Design, Development, and Testing
Subject
Autonomous
Keywords: Track geometry inspection, autonomous, unmanned, ATGMS, autonomous track geometry measurement systems, track assessment
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology has long advocated for the development and advancement of autonomous track geometry...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/06
Office
RDI-21
26
Feb
2018
Technical Reports
An Acquisition Approach to Adopting Human Systems Integration in the Railroad Industry
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Human Systems Integration, HSI, human factors, systems engineering, procurement process, human-centered design
Abstract: This report provides guidance on how the railroad industry can develop safer systems by acquiring new equipment based on human-centered design practices, or Human Systems...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/05
Office
RDI-24
23
Feb
2018
Technical Reports
Unmanned Aircraft System Applications in International Railroads
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems
Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, UAS, international railroad, Beyond Visual Line of Sight, BVLOS, ground penetrating radar, UAS technology
Abstract: This report summarizes the current uses and issues associated with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in railroad applications, and provides the use cases employed by railroads. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/04
Office
RDI-21
14
Feb
2018
Technical Reports
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Trackbed Moisture Sensor System
Subject
Track
Keywords: Soil moisture, foul ballast, scanning technology, measurement, signal detection and sensitivity, nuclear magnetic resonance
Abstract: In this initial phase, conducted from March 2015 through December 2016, Vista Clara and its subcontractor Zetica Rail successfully developed and tested a man-portable, non-...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/03
Office
RDI-21