Analyzing and Assessing Innovations in Aviation
Volpe is providing assessments and analyses for proposed NextGen air traffic innovations and researching integrated safety processes for NextGen applications.
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Modernizing Rail for the Department of Defense
Volpe is helping DoD modernize locomotives and rail equipment critical to the mission of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.
Efficient Flights—Greener Aviation
It’s easier than ever to understand the environmental effects of aviation, thanks to AEDT.
Volpe's 30 Years Supporting the DOT SBIR Program Have Fostered Transportation Innovations and Economic Growth
Volpe's 30 years of support to the DOT SBIR program have fostered successful transportation innovations and economic growth.
Tank Car Structural Integrity: Publications and Papers
View a list of Volpe's Structures and Dynamics Division's publications and papers on the topic of rail tank car structural integrity.
Track Buckling: Publications and Papers
View a list of Volpe's Structures and Dynamics Division's publications and papers on the topic of track buckling.
Rail and Component Structural Integrity: Publications and Papers
View a list of Volpe's Structures and Dynamics Division's publications and papers on the topic of rail and component structural integrity.
About the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's Technical Resource Center
Volpe’s Technical Resource Center is the knowledge repository of all Volpe-authored reports, journal articles, and conference papers and presentations. Housing nearly 50 years of transportation research, Volpe's Technical Resource Center actively engages in information support and research to transportation researchers both within and outside of Volpe.
Maritime Situational Awareness Infographic (PDF)
Volpe has been in the vanguard of developing and deploying state-of-the-art, easy-to-use, cost-effective vessel tracking networks that enhance maritime situational awareness in waterways around the world. Renowned for its major technological advances in communications, traffic management, and marine navigation systems, Volpe’s expert team provides invaluable technical leadership to organizations in the U.S. and abroad. View this infographic to find out how vessel tracking tools are enhancing...
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention Infographic (PDF)
Nearly every 180 minutes, someone in America is hit by a train. In the early 1970s, it was every 40 minutes. Check out our infographic on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention. This easy-to-read data visualization shows how Volpe, in support of the Federal Railroad Administration, is impacting rail safety.