Passenger Train Braking Model Development - Phase I
Transportation Technology Center, Inc., identified the requirements for developing a passenger train braking performance model, which herein results in submission of a stand-alone model requirements document, a summary of responses to an industry survey of passenger equipment and brake hardware, and suggestions to move forward with a passenger train braking performance model capable of evaluating positive train control braking enforcement algorithms.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Technology Center, Incorporated
55500 DOT Road
Pueblo, CO United States 81001Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Railroad Policy and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Smith, Brian
- Brosseau, Joseph
- Dasher, Jeremy
- Publication Date: 2011-10
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Glossary; Tables;
- Pagination: 58p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Algorithms; Braking performance; Control devices; Evaluation and assessment; Mathematical models; Passenger trains; Positive train control; Surveys
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01361136
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FRA/ORD-11/21, DTFR 53-00-C-00012 Task Order 267
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 25 2012 2:22PM