LOCOMOTIVE DATA ACQUISITION PACKAGE. VOLUME I: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW
An examination of the problems associated with railroad locomotive data acquisition is presented. The design of a minicomputer based locomotive data acquisition system is also presented. Special attention is placed on meeting the functional characteristics and environmental specifications required for the system. The system described consists of a magnetic tape digital tape recorder, an esemble of transducers, and analysis software. The system described is designed as a research tool. The environmental test program and the field test program for the preprototype system are also described. The Locomotive Data Acquisition Package (LDAP) is a complete data acquisition system designed specifically for use on board railroad locomotives to study locomotive performance while in normal over-the-road operations. It is a semi-portable system requiring only limited installation support commonly found in railroad shops. The system may be applied to study energy conservation measures as well as train dynamics.
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Supplemental Notes:
- See also Volume 2, PB82-192329.
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Corporate Authors:
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Berkeley, CA United States 94720-1740Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Abbott, R K
- KIRSTEN, F A
- Mullen, D R
- Sidman, S B
- Miller, J G
- Publication Date: 1982-3
Media Info
- Pagination: 161 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Field tests; Locomotives; Performance evaluations
- Old TRIS Terms: Data recording; Environmental tests
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00365033
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: LBL-10614, FRA/ORD-82/09.I
- Files: NTIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 30 2003 12:00AM