| Title | General Vehicle Test Instrumentation Evaluation: Final Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49143 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Babb, Lowell V. |
| Source | 224 |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Transportation Systems Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technology Development and Deployment; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Rail Technology |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19770301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A General Vehicle Test System (GVTS) has been developed by the Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts to facilitate rail transit vehicle testing at the Transportation Test Center (TTC), Pueblo, Colorado. This system was designed to be responsive to requirements specified in the publication GENERAL VEHICLE TEST PLAN (GVTP) for URBAN RAIL TRANSIT CARS, report number UMTA-MA06-0025-75-14. This report presents the results of evaluation tests carried out on the GVTS at the TTC, Pueblo, Colorado, in May 1975. The GVTS is an integrated instrumentation system consisting of transducers, signal conditioners, signal filters, interface and control electronics, a data acquisition system, signal monitoring and output devices, and all related hardware and software. The objective of this test series is to evaluate the performance of the instrumentation system under actual rail transit operating conditions. Parameters evaluated include vehicle current, voltage, acceleration/vibration pressure, pressure, temperature, displacement, and strain. The GVTS as tested provides 37 of the 48 required Standard Outputs described in the GVTP. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10618 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10618 |
| TRT Terms | Mechanical acceleration; Instrumentation; Mineral dislocations; Test facilities; Tests; Testing; Rapid transit cars; Urban transportation; Railroad cars; Rail transit; Evaluation; Vibration; Dynamic loads; Voltage |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Rail Transit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Safety and Security; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Transit Safety and Security |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00166445 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-12; UMTA-MA-06-0025-77-9 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49100/49143/DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-12.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |