Recently Published Reports
Terrain Display Alternatives: Assessment of Information Density and Alerting Strategies, by Ms. Melissa Bud, Dr. Mary Stearns and Dr. Peter Mengert, DOT-TSC-FAA-98-02, 1998.
Pilot-Controller Communication Errors: An Analysis of Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) Reports, by Dr. Kim Cardosi and Messrs. Paul Falzarano and Sherwin Han of EG&G Services, DOT-TSC-FAA-98-04, 1998.
Development of Noise Dose/Visitor Response Relationships for the National Parks Overflight Rule: Bryce Canyon National Park, by Mr. Gregg Fleming, et al., DOT-TSC-FAA-98-06, 1998.
Surveillance Alternatives: Cost Estimates and Technical Considerations for En Route Domain, by Dr. Michael Geyer and Mr. Janis Vilcans, DOT-TSC-FAA-98-09, 1998.
Intelligent Transportation Systems Assessment of ITS Deployment: New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative: A Review of the Initial Negotiations Process, by Mr. Philip vanderWilden and Mr. Allan DeBlasio, DOT-TSC-FHWA-98-04, 1998.
Successful Approaches to Deploying a Metropolitan Intelligent Transportation System, by Mr. Allan DeBlasio, et al., DOT-TSC-FHWA-98-07, 1998.
Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems: Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains, by Mr. David Tyrell, Ms. Kristine Severson and Mr. Brian Marquis, DOT-TSC-FRA-97-04, 1998.
Intelligent Transportation Systems and Their Implications for Railroads, by Ms. Anya Carroll, DOT-TSC-FRA-97-04, 1998.
Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium (June 24-26, 1996), by Mr. David Tyrell, DOT-TSC-FRA-98-01, 1998.
Drug and Alcohol Testing Results 1997 Annual Report, by Ms. Dorothy Nicholas, et al, DOT-TSC-FTA-98-07, 1998.
The National Intelligent Transportation Systems Architecture and Standards Resource Guide was completed by the Office of Technology and Policy Assessment and distributed to the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration headquarters and staff.
Welfare Reform and Access to Jobs in Boston, by Ms. Annalynn Lacombe was published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, BTS98-A-02, January 1998.
Advanced Public Transportation Systems: The State of the Art, Update '99, by Mr. Robert Casey, FTA-MA-26-9003-981-1, 1999.
Public/Private Partnerships: Implications for Innovation in Transportation, by Dr. Peter Manning for the National Science and Technology Council, December 1998.
To obtain copies of publications, please contact Ms. Sue Dresley by phone at 617/494-2117 or by e-mail at susan.dresley.ctr@dot.gov
Recent Presentations
At the 78th Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, January 10-14, 1999:
"Advances in High-Speed Rail Safety," by Dr. Sherry Borener.
"Modeling and Testing to Evaluate Low Speed Derailment Potential of Equalized Truck Designs," presented by Mr. Brian Marquis.
"Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rail Passenger Car Crashworthiness Improvements," co-authored by Mr. David Tyrell of the Volpe Center, and Mr. Alan Bing of Arthur D. Little, Inc.
"Public/Private Partnerships: Implications for Innovation in Transportation," by Dr. Peter Manning.
"Deploying Emerging Technologies in Transportation: Pitfalls, Prospects and Promise," by Dr. Aviva Brecher.
"The Surface Transportation Research and Technology Assessment", draft report presented by Mr. Gary Ritter.
A poster session on the OMC's "Analysis and Information (A&I) DOT-wide Intranet Site" presented by Mr. Donald Wright with OMC sponsors.
"An Effectiveness Analysis of SafeStat," and "SafeStat Motor Carrier Safety Status Measurement System," presented by Mr. Donald Wright and Mr. David Madsen.
"Transportation and Land Use: How Strong is the Connection?" presented by Dr. Don Pickrell.
"FHWA Highway Noise Barrier Design Manual," presented by Ms. Cynthia Lee.
"Highway Traffic Acoustics," a video presented by Ms. Judith Rochat.
"Induced Traffic and Induced Demand," "Demand Elasticities for Highway Travel," and "Basic Theory of Highway Project Evaluation," presented by Mr. Douglass Lee.
"Safe Mobility in an Aging World," by Mr. David Skinner and Dr. Mary Stearns.
"DGPS-Based Vessel Traffic Management at the Panama Canal," co-authored by Dr. James Carroll, presented at the Institute of Navigation's National Technical Meeting entitled Vision 2010: Present and Future, in San Diego, CA, January 25-27, 1999.
"Analytic Investigation of Driver Thoracic Responses to Out of Position Airbag Deployment," presented by Mr. Gordon Plank, recently retired, at the 42nd Annual Stapp Car Crash Conference, in Tempe, AZ, November 2-4, 1998.
"The Runway Reduction Program (RIRP) Surveillance System, NASA/FAA Atlanta Demonstration," co-authored by Mr. David Olster, presented at the 17th Digital Avionics Systems Conference in Bellevue, WA, October 31- November 6, 1998.
"Solving Passive Multilateration Equations Using Bancroft's Algorithm," co-authored by Mr. Chris Daskalakis was presented at the 17th Digital Avionics Systems Conference in Bellevue, WA, October 31-November 6, 1998.
"Growth of Detail Fractures in Rail: Modeling and Application," by Dr. David Jeong presented at the European Rail Research Institute (ERRI) Conference on Cost Effectiveness and Safety Aspects of Railway Track held at the Union of International Railways, Paris, France, December 8-9, 1998.
"Estimation of Residual Stresses in Commuter Car Wheels from Manufacturing and Service Loading," presented by Mr. Jeffrey Gordon at the American Public Transit Association's Passenger Rail Equipment Safety Standards (APTA/PRESS) Wheels Task Force Group Meeting in Newark, NJ on September 3, 1998.
"Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring for Wide Area Augmentation System CAT I Precision Approach," co-authored by Ms. Karen Van Dyke and Messrs. Gerald Chin, John Kraemer, and Giau Nim presented at the 11th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation in Nashville, TN on September 1518, 1998.
"Local Area Augmentation System Availability Assessment: The Effects of Augmentations and Critical Satellites," co-authored by Ms. Karen Van Dyke, Tim Murphy (Boeing) and Paul Kline (Honeywell) presented at the 11th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation in Nashville, TN on September 1518, 1998.
"Analytical and Test Evaluations on the Linkup of Multiple Cracking in Stiffened Fuselage Panels," presented by Dr. David Jeong to the 2nd Joint NASA/FAA/DOD Conference on Aging Aircraft, in Williamsburg, VA, August 31September 3, 1998.
"Analysis of Residual Stresses and Strains in Railroad Rails and Vehicle Wheels," was presented by Dr. Janusz Orkisz, Professor from Cracow University of Technology, who is on an extended visit to the Volpe Center.
"Methodologies for Sampling Explosives on Surfaces" was recently presented by Dr. John Hobbs at the Sixth International Symposium on Analysis and Detection of Explosives in Prague, Czech Republic, 1998.
"Consumer Acceptance of Automotive Crash Avoidance Devices The Results of Focus Group Research," co-authored by Mr. John O'Donnell and Ms. Jane Lappin (EG&G Services), presented at the ITS America Eighth Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, May 5-7, 1998.
"The Coming Global Positioning System Revolution," presented by Ms. Karen Van Dyke at the Navigating the Uncertain Waters of the 21st Century Conference, at NOAA Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD, 1998.
"NHTSA Procedures for Evaluating Evidential Instrumentation," presented by Dr. Arthur Flores at the 11th Annual Conference of the International Association for Chemical Testing in Las Vegas, NV, 1998.
"Effects of Electromagnetic Fields from High Speed Rail," presented by Dr. Aviva Brecher at the 15th International Conference on High Speed Rail, Chicago, IL, April 29May 5, 1998.
"Perspectives of Tier II Passenger Car Standards," presented by Mr. David Tyrell at the 15th International Conference on High Speed Rail, Chicago, IL, April 29May 5, 1998.
"Simulator Fidelity Requirements: The Case of Platform Motion," presented by Dr. Judith Burki-Cohen, at the 9th International Training and Education Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. The paper was published in the Proceedings of the International Training and Education Conference, Switzerland, 9, p. 216-231.
"Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) Availability with an Enhanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Constellation," presented by Ms. Karen Van Dyke at the IEEE Position Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS '98) Palm Springs, CA, April 20-23, 1998.
"Transportation Planning for Access to Jobs," by Ms. Melissa Laube, and Messrs. William Lyons and Philip vanderWilden published in the Proceedings of the American Planning Association's 1998 National Planning Conference, held in Boston, MA on April 4-8, 1998.
"Finding Ways to Better Match Industry's Needs with a Lab's Capabilities," presented by Ms. Lynn Murray as part of a panel at the Association for Federal Technology Transfer Excellence, Winter Conference in San Antonio, TX, 1998.
"Motion Requirements for Airplane Simulators Used in Recurrent Pilot Training and Evaluation Progress Report," presented by Dr. Judith Burki-Cohen at the Crew Resource Management Conference and Program Review, Orlando, FL, February 12, 1998.
At the 77th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 1998:
"Simulator Requirements for Pilot Recurrent Training and Evaluation," presented by Dr. Judith Burki-Cohen.
"Metropolitan Transportation Planning for Access to Jobs," presented by Mr. William Lyons.
"Knowledge Display Interface in Advanced Rail Systems," presented by Ms. Leonore Katz-Rhoads.
"Summary of DOT's Modeling and Simulation Activities," presented by Mr. Robert Wiseman at the 36th AIAA Aerospace Meeting, Reno, NV on January 12-15, 1998.
"Variations in the Fog Response of a Forward Scattermeter as a Function of Wind Direction," and "Fog and Snow Performance of Five Forward Scattermeters," both co-authored by Mr. Robert Pawlak presented at the 10th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation. The symposium is part of the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Phoenix AZ, January 11-16, 1998.
"A Numerical Model for Estimation of Time-Temperature History and Residual Stress in Head-Hardened Rails," by Mr. Jerrel Jones with co-authors Messrs. R. Rata, O. Orringer and A. Benjamin Perlman, at the International Symposium in Rail Steels, Indianapolis, IN, 1998.
"Tailoring Heat Treatment and Composition for Production of On-Line Head-Hardened Bainitic Rails," presented by Mr. Jerrel Jones, co-authored with A. Benjamin Perlman and O. Orringer at the International Symposium in Rail Steels, Indianapolis, IN, 1998.
"Survey and Assessment of Electric and Magnetic Fields: Public Exposure in the Transportation Environment," by Dr. Aviva Brecher (co-authored with the Electric Research and Management, Inc.). The paper was presented at the Annual Review of Research on Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) from the Generation, Delivery, and Use of Electricity, in San Diego, CA, 1998.
