Self powered wireless brake shoe force measurement system for train brakes

ASME/IEEE 2006 Joint Rail Conference, JRC2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 73-80

  Ludlow, Chris C ^a   Van Schoor, Marthinus ^a   Gipson, Tim ^a  

^a Mide Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FREIGHT CARS; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; OPERATING COSTS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE STRAIN GAGES; MAINTENANCE COST; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS; SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCHES; STRUCTURAL VIBRATIONS;

BRAKES;

EID: 78049460089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/rrcon.2006.215295     Document Type: Conference Paper

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