Automated Train Operations (ATO) Safety and Sensor Development
In support of industry and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) objectives to develop methods to increase automation in freight rail operations, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed a requirements analysis and initiated a safety analysis for a locomotive-borne sensor platform (SP) to support automated train operations (ATO). In addition, TTCI conducted research into sensor types for use by the SP, which showed that a suite of sensors working in concert is needed to meet SP requirements.