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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
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
18
Sep
2017
Technical Reports
Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center : Appendix A: Alstom Aspect Chart
Subject
Positive Train Control,
Testing
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) have upgraded the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Bed at the Transportation...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/16
Office
RDI-23
18
Sep
2017
Technical Reports
Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center : Appendix B: Transponder Database Layout Description -TTT Loop
Subject
Positive Train Control,
Testing
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) have upgraded the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Bed at the Transportation...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/16
Office
RDI-23
8
Aug
2017
Research Results
A Preliminary Design for a Heads-Up Display for Rail Operations
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems
Keywords: CTILWEB, Heads-Up Display, situation awareness, engineer, locomotive, hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis, information requirements, head/body tracking
Abstract: This research project designed a locomotive Heads-Up Display (HUD), a secondary display that helps the operator locate possible hazards in the surrounding environment while...
Report Number
RR 17-08
Office
RDI-24