Everyone
Automated Train Operations Sensor Platform Framework Requirements
The Sensor Platform (SP) Framework was a system engineering project conducted in conjunction with the Association of American Railroads-funded development of automated train operation (ATO) system requirements. The SP is a device that monitors the external environment in front of the train for...
Improving Tank Car Crash Energy Management (CEM)
The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a 2-year research effort between August 2020 and August 2022 to investigate multiple mitigation concepts for hazmat tank cars, aimed at improving their puncture resistance. The team first developed and validated a finite element (FE) model of a full-...