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AN AUTOMATION AWARENESS ASSISTANT FOR AUTOMATED TRAIN OPERATIONS
FRA sponsored Monterey Technologies, Inc. to design and develop an improved interface between human operators and advanced automation in rail systems. Applying user-centered design (UCD) methodology, the team prototyped and demonstrated a locomotive cab user-interface (UI) concept called...Impact of Advanced Train Control Technologies on Rail Network Safety and Operational Performance
From September 2018 to September 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration contracted Sharma & Associates to conduct an analysis of simulation results from a 5,000-mile mini-network, scaled up to represent characteristics of the North American rail system. The results showed that...
Development of Railroad Trespassing Database Using Artificial Intelligence
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research team from Rutgers University to develop a proof-of-concept Trespassing Database using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to automatically process large volumes of live or recorded video data. The team used the Rutgers AI...
Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC PRT) Summary Report
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to define the requirements for Interoperable Employee-In-Charge (EIC) Portable Remote Terminal (PRT) functionality for use with Positive Train Control (PTC) systems. The Interoperable EIC-PRT is a...