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Evaluation of LIDAR Track Measurement Systems in Car Body and Truck-Mounted Configurations

Joshua Muñoz, Mehdi Ahmadian, Michael Craft
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A012, October 15–17, 2013
Paper No: RTDF2013-4717
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4717
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Topics: Measurement systems, Trucks, Geometry, Rails, Automobiles, Distance measurement, Signals, Trains
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Bearing Condition Monitoring Using Wireless Technology to Reduce the Risk of Bearing Failure

Brent M. Wilson, Andrew Martin
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 213-222, October 16–18, 2012
Paper No: RTDF2012-9441
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9441
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Topics: Bearings, Condition monitoring, Failure, Risk, Rails, Temperature, Locomotives, Algorithms, Automobiles, Control equipment
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Service Life Evaluation of Fleet of Municipal Trains

Przemyslaw Rakoczy, Cory J. Hogan
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 91-99, October 16–18, 2012
Paper No: RTDF2012-9423
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9423
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Topics: Service life (Equipment), Trains, Finite element model, Life extension, Stress, Reliability, Risk, Risk assessment, Testing, Accelerometers
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Use of On-Board Hand Brake Monitoring to Prevent Freight Car Wheel Damage and Improve Maintenance and Safety

Cameron Lonsdale, Brent Wilson
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 11-16, September 21–22, 2011
Paper No: RTDF2011-67002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67002
View Paper titled, Use of On-Board Hand Brake Monitoring to Prevent Freight Car Wheel Damage and Improve Maintenance and Safety
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Topics: Brakes, Damage, Freight cars, Maintenance, Safety, Wheels, Sensors, Accidents, Automobiles, Failure
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A Dynamic Wheel/Rail Interaction Model Based on an Euler-Bernoulli Beam Rail Model

Brad M. Hopkins, Saied Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 17-22, September 21–22, 2011
Paper No: RTDF2011-67003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67003
View Paper titled, A Dynamic Wheel/Rail Interaction Model Based on an Euler-Bernoulli Beam Rail Model
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Topics: Rails, Wheels, Algorithms, Flaw detection, Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process), Trains, Dampers, Railroads, Springs
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Occupied Volume Integrity Testing: Elastic Test Results and Analyses

Michael Carolan, Michelle Muhlanger, Benjamin Perlman, David Tyrell
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 47-57, September 21–22, 2011
Paper No: RTDF2011-67010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67010
View Paper titled, Occupied Volume Integrity Testing: Elastic Test Results and Analyses
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Topics: Testing, Stress, Automobiles, Railroads, Safety, Displacement, Finite element analysis, Industrial research, Boundary-value problems, Collisions (Physics)
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Whole-Body Vibration in Locomotive Cabs

Amanda M. DiFiore, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, Neil J. Mansfield, S. K. John Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 87-96, September 21–22, 2011
Paper No: RTDF2011-67016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67016
View Paper titled, Whole-Body Vibration in Locomotive Cabs
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Topics: Locomotives, Vibration, Shock (Mechanics), Trains, Accelerometers, Engineers, Rail vehicles, Trucks, Automobiles, Data collection
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Freight Car Electrically Driven Set and Release Hand Brake (EDHB)

David C. Brabb, Kenneth L. Martin, Anand R. Vithani, Monique F. Stewart, S. K. Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 173-178, September 21–22, 2011
Paper No: RTDF2011-67031
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67031
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Topics: Brakes, Freight cars, Railroads, Engineering prototypes, Testing, Trains, Wheels, Wounds, Automobiles, Damage
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Development of Performance Requirements for a Rail Passenger Workstation Table Safety Standard

Michelle Muhlanger, Daniel Parent, Kristine Severson, Benjamin Perlman
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 147-156, October 12–13, 2010
Paper No: RTDF2010-42031
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42031
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Topics: Rails, Safety, Wounds, Design, Engineering prototypes, Risk, Testing, Accidents, Railroads, Absorption
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Criteria and Procedures for Assessing Occupied Volume Integrity

Michael Carolan, A. Benjamin Perlman, David C. Tyrell
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 113-122, October 12–13, 2010
Paper No: RTDF2010-42022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42022
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Topics: Automobiles, Collisions (Physics), Crashworthiness, Deformation, Governments, Railroads, Rails, Regulations, Safety, Stress
Proceedings Papers

Rotational Energy Harvesting Systems for Unpowered Freight Rail Cars

C. Nagode, M. Ahmadian, S. Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 179-184, October 12–13, 2010
Paper No: RTDF2010-42034
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42034
View Paper titled, Rotational Energy Harvesting Systems for Unpowered Freight Rail Cars
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Topics: Automobiles, Energy harvesting, Rails, Freight cars, Railroads, Buses, Dampers, Design, Dynamometers, Electrical measurement
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Evaluation of Testing Methods to Develop Test Requirements for a Workstation Table Safety Standard

Kristine Severson, A. Benjamin Perlman, Michelle Muhlanger, Richard Stringfellow
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 157-166, October 12–13, 2010
Paper No: RTDF2010-42032
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42032
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Topics: Safety, Testing, Crashworthiness, Trains, Accidents, Rails, Wounds, Automobiles, Design, Engineering prototypes
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Structural Crashworthiness Standards Comparison: Grade-Crossing Collision Scenarios

Patricia G. Llana
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 119-128, October 20–21, 2009
Paper No: RTDF2009-18030
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18030
View Paper titled, Structural Crashworthiness Standards Comparison: Grade-Crossing Collision Scenarios
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Crashworthiness, Finite element analysis, Railroads, Absorption, Automobiles, Kinetic energy, Regulations, Safety, Trains
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Geometry Detector Teardown Results at CSX

Kim Bowling
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 105-110, October 20–21, 2009
Paper No: RTDF2009-18026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18026
View Paper titled, Geometry Detector Teardown Results at CSX
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Topics: Geometry, Sensors, Wheels, Automobiles, Trucks, Bearings, Dimensions, Flanges, Gages, Inspection
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Brake Shoe Force Variation

Scott Cummings
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 71-78, October 20–21, 2009
Paper No: RTDF2009-18021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18021
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Topics: Brakes, Wheels, Temperature, Automobiles, Damage, Fatigue damage, Freight cars, Mechanical properties, Residual stresses, Sensors
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Strategy for Alternative Occupant Volume Testing

Michael Carolan, Michelle Priante Muhlanger
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 95-103, October 20–21, 2009
Paper No: RTDF2009-18025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18025
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Topics: Testing, Stress, Automobiles, Collisions (Physics), Rails, Design, Compression, Deformation, Energy management, Evaluation methods
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Collision Safety Improvements for Light Rail Vehicles Operating in Shared Right of Way Street Environments

Robert T. Bocchieri, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Claudia Navarro-Northrup, Robert A. MacNeill, Brian D. Peterson, Glenn Gough
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 61-70, October 20–21, 2009
Paper No: RTDF2009-18018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18018
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Light rail vehicles, Roads, Safety, Automobiles, Vehicles, Computer simulation, Crashworthiness, Design, Geometry
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The Influence of Manufacturing Variations on a Crash Energy Management System

Philip Mallon, Benjamin Perlman, David Tyrell
Proc. ASME. RTDF2008, ASME 2008 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 107-116, September 24–25, 2008
Paper No: RTDF2008-74021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2008-74021
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Topics: Energy management systems, Manufacturing, Crashworthiness, Trains, Automobiles, Rails, Absorption, Buses, Collisions (Physics), Energy management
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Development and Fabrication of State-of-the-Art End Structures for Budd M1 Cars

Richard Stringfellow, Christopher Paetsch, Gabriel Amar
Proc. ASME. RTDF2008, ASME 2008 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 189-198, September 24–25, 2008
Paper No: RTDF2008-74033
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2008-74033
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Topics: Automobiles, Manufacturing, Design, Collisions (Physics), Absorption, Corners (Structural elements), Finite element analysis, Stress, Testing, Crashworthiness
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Improved System of a Braking Lever Transmission for Rail-Cars

Guri Sharashenidze, Nikoloz Mgebrishvili, Tengiz Nadiradze, Pavle Kurtanidze
Proc. ASME. RTDF2008, ASME 2008 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 1-7, September 24–25, 2008
Paper No: RTDF2008-74006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2008-74006
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Topics: Automobiles, Braking, Levers, Rails, Construction, Reliability, Stress, Design, Dynamic models, Hinges