Discover what activities operators perform on the job, and how often.

Activity Analysis (AA) can be used to document anything that a person does while performing a task. There are two purposes for AA: to determine the...

Learn how operators percieve the amount of work they need to perform

What is workload?

Humans have limited attentional resources to process information. Given these limits, workload that is too high...

Learn about the lived experiences of operatos in actual work conditions

Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) is a family of tools and techniques to elicit, analyze, and represent cognitive aspects of performance, and the operational...

Learn from operators they they are thinking about while performing tasks

Learn about specific topics under controlled (lab) conditions

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Learn how a new solution affects operator performance.

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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...

The Track/Train Interaction Program...

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...

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...