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- October 25, 2019
- October 25, 2019
Rail Defect Detection
This effort is aimed at producing better and faster methods for detecting internal rail and joint bar defects and developing automated methods for better and more consistent interpretation of rail defect measurement...
- October 25, 2019
The Track/Train Interaction Program... - October 25, 2019
T-18, the new FRA Gage Restraint Measurement System (GRMS) vehicle procured in May 2004, is a state-of-the-art deployable GRMS vehicle which utilizes a 5th split railroad axle to laterally load the head of both adjacent rails of railroad track in...
- October 25, 2019
A theme cutting across virtually all the R&D program elements is the use of sensors, computers, and digital communications to collect, process, and disseminate information to improve the safety, security, and operational effectiveness of railroads...
- October 25, 2019
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is the application of new communications, computer, and sensor technologies to highways and transit systems and the careful integration of system functions to provide more efficient and effective solutions...
- October 25, 2019
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- October 24, 2019
One HSI domain that intersects with Human Factors Engineering is Safety.
Safety factors consist of those system design characteristics that serve to minimize the potential for mishaps causing death or injury to operators,...
- October 24, 2019
Training is another HSI domain that intersects with Human Factors Engineering and Safety.
Training is any activity that results in enabling users, operators, maintainers, leaders and support personnel, to acquire, gain or...