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Technical Reports
PTC Radio Desense Mitigation Research Phase 2: Filter Identification and Testing
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...
Technical Reports
Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement Technology Design, Development, and Testing
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...
Technical Reports
An Acquisition Approach to Adopting Human Systems Integration in the Railroad Industry
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...
Technical Reports
Unmanned Aircraft System Applications in International Railroads
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...
Technical Reports
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Trackbed Moisture Sensor System
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-...