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10
Dec
2018
Technical Reports
Automated Vehicles at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: Final Report
Subject
Autonomous,
Grade Crossing Technology
Keywords: Highway-rail grade crossings, Automated Vehicle, AV, autonomous vehicle, Connected Vehicle, connected automated vehicles, CAVs, Concept of Operations, ConOps, requirements, stakeholder engagement
Abstract: This report discusses automated vehicle (AV) interactions with grade crossings and proposes requirements for future AVs that would enable them to respond to crossings safely....
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/39
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
1
Oct
1976
Technical Reports
Feasibility of Flaw Detection in Railroad Wheels Using Acoustic Signatures
Subject
Railroad System Oversight
Keywords: Railroad cars, Vehicle wheels, Nondestructive tests, Defects, Acoustic signatures, Cracks, Pattern recognition, Computer printouts, BASIC programming language, ANSYS computer program
Abstract: The feasibility study on the use of acoustic signatures for detection of flaws in railway wheels was conducted with the ultimate objective of development of an intrack device for...
Report Number
DOT-TSC-FRA-76-6; FRA/ORD-76/290
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1969
Technical Reports
Service Analysis of Tube Vehicle Systems
Subject
Railroad System Oversight
Keywords: Tube Vehicle Systems, Northeast Corridor, Transportation
Abstract: This report describes an analysis of the service characteristics, cost and performance of Tube Vehicle Systems operating within the Northeast Corridor of the United States in...
Report Number
FRA-RT-70-33
Office
RDI-22