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1
Feb
1996
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems, Track Lateral Shift: Fundamentals and State-of-the-Art Review
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: Track Lateral Shift; High-speed rail; track/vehicle analysis; track panel shift
Abstract: This report presents a review of the state of the art of track lateral shift analysis, with improved concepts for safety evaluation of high speed trains generating track shift...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/03
Office
RDI-20
1
Sep
1995
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: High-Speed Rail, Maglev, Braking Equipment, Fault Todlerant, Fail-Safe, FMEA, Safety, Failure Modes
Abstract: The objective of this study is to develop qualitative and quantitative information on the various braking strategies use in high-speed ground transportation systems in support...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/09.1
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1995
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems: Safety of Advanced Braking Concepts for High Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Maglev
Keywords: high-speed; rail; magnetic levitation; braking equipment; fault-tolerant; fail-safe; FMEA; safety; failure modes
Abstract: The objective of this study is to develop qualitative and quantitative information on the various braking strategies used in high-speed ground transportation systems in support of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/09.1
Office
RDI-20
1
Nov
1994
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Guided Transportation Systems - Intrusion Barrier Design Study
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Safety of High-Speed Ground Guided Transportation Systems - Intrusion Barrier Design Study
Abstract: Intrusion hazard in shared rights-of-way is a key safety issue of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation (HSGGT) systems. Minimizing this hazard will support the feasibility of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/04
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1994
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Human Factors Phase I - Function Analyses and Theoretical Considerations
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Human Factors
Keywords: Human factors, transportation, high-speed trains, safety, human performance, workload, situation awareness, decision aids, displays, human-in-the-loop simulation, model-in-the-loop simulation
Abstract: Although the speed of guided ground transportation continues to increase, the reaction time as well as the sensory and information processing capacities of on- and off-board...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-94/24
Office
RRD