QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION TO AND USE BY MANUFACTURERS OF RAIL/GUIDEWAY VEHICLES, BUSES, AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND THEIR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS

Guidelines are presented for a quality assurance system to be implemented by the manufacturer in support of designing, developing, fabricating, assembling, inspecting, testing, handling, and delivery of equipment being procured for use in public urban mass transit systems. The guidelines apply to this equipment when being procured for: (1) use in revenue service; (2) demonstration of systems that will be revenue producing or used by the public; (3) use as a prototype for follow-on operational/revenue producing equipment procurements; and (4) qualification tests.

• Corporate Authors:

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91103
• Authors:
  • Witkin, S A
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Equipment; Policy; Procurement; Production; Production control; Quality control; Rapid transit; Specifications; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Equipment specifications; Government/industry relations; Procurement policy; Rapid transit systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155055
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-149558
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1982 12:00AM