Locomotive data acquisition package. Volume 5. Locomotive Analysis Software Package: user's guide. Final report Apr 81-Jan 82

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5908198

Hamid, A; Storch, P; Scofield, R; Davis, M

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. This volume describes a Locomotive Analysis Software Package consisting of 12 software programs which may be used for data verification, data reduction, and analysis of data collected by the Locomotive Data Acquisition Package. Baseline data is provided to illustrate the use of the analytical software which has been developed. While the programming has been developed for use on a DEC PDP-11 computer the language and format is suited to use on other computer systems.

• Research Organization: Ensco, Inc., Springfield, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5908198
• Report Number(s): PB-83-221804
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320202* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Transportation-- Railway
COMPUTER CODES
DATA ACQUISITION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FIELD TESTS
FORTRAN
FUEL CONSUMPTION
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
RAILROAD CARS
RAILWAYS
TESTING
TRAINS
VEHICLES