Center for Infrastructure Systems and Engineering
Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems
Upgrades and relocations of air traffic control facilities and landing systems at military air bases
Rail Passenger Equipment Crashworthiness
Volpe Crashworthiness experts investigate the lead locomotive of the Chatsworth, CA rail accident (Volpe Center Photo)
Marine Fire Suppression Systems
The FM-200 fire-extinguishing system performed exactly as designed during a fire at sea, protecting the lives of the crew and preventing further damage to the vessel. (Volpe Center Photo)
Rail Trespass Prevention
Volpe Center experts develop a set of recommendations based on community-based trespass activity on Florida East Coast Railroad. (Volpe Center Photo)
Improving Rail Tank Car Safety
Force-indentation curves measured from two full-scale tests and computational model results
What We Do
The Center for Infrastructure Systems and Engineering applies in-depth technical knowledge of surface, marine, and ground based aviation transportation systems to enhance their safety, operational efficiency, and sustainability. Expertise in the engineering and safety analysis of vehicles, guideways, waterways, ports, and related facilities is applied to a wide variety of modal and modal interface challenges related to design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, and overall system safety assurance of transportation systems.
Featured Work
Capabilities
- Engineering and systems analysis technical support for the surface, marine and ground based aviation modes of transportation with a particular focus on guideways, vehicles and vessels, ports, systems and facilities.
- Analysis and oversight of new concepts and technologies, safety systems and regulatory compliance
Key Official
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Robert M. Dorer |
| A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, Mr. Dorer also serves as chair of the Transportation Research Board's Rail Group Board. More >> | |
