Rail Vehicle Performance Monitor for Acceleration, Velocity and Distance (Controleur d'Acceleration, de Vitesse et de Distance des Vehicules sur Rails),

Abstract

A measuring technique for velocity, acceleration and distance of rail vehicles is discussed. Velocity and distance are derived directly from an optical digitally encoded sensor. A low noise differentiation method allows very small accelerations of rail vehicles to be obtained from the velocity signal. Description and design details are given of the major circuit functions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137227

Entities

People

  • C. M. G. Zwarts

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Amplifiers
  • Calibration
  • Capacitors
  • Conversion
  • Engineering
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Multipliers
  • Generators
  • Low Noise
  • Low Pass Filters
  • Measurement
  • Optical Detectors
  • Signal Processing
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.