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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    Title :

    Locomotive Data Acquisition Package. Volume I: System Development Overview


    Contributors:
    R. K. Abbott (author) / F. A. Kirsten (author) / D. R. Mullen (author) / S. B. Sidman (author) / J. G. Miller (author)

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    161 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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