RING LASER GYRO FOR BART

The ring laser gyro was tried in an inspection system for measuring track conditions on San Francisco's computer-controlled Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. During testing, the instrument proved its reliability in detecting the slightest variance in car attitude, thus eliminating the once-laborious task of inspecting each individual foot of track.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sperry Rand Corporation

  1209 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-43
• Serial:
  • Sperry Technology
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Sperry Rand Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Railroad tracks
• Old TRIS Terms: Ring laser gyro
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047909
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1982 12:00AM