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Equipment

A variety of equipment is used in the field for collecting and measuring data. Below is an illustration of two vehicle dynamic analysis systems.

A variety of in-house equipment is also used to perform calculations, generate reports and figures and to perform digital photo editing.

Auto Fifth Wheel System:
attached to a vehicle, this system collects and records vehicle dynamic data for presentation of vehicle position, speed, acceleration and deceleration rates.

Train Wheel System:
attached to the truck of a railroad car, this system measures train speed, position, acceleration and deceleration rates.

Auto 5th wheel system
Auto 5th wheel system on school bus

Other Equipment

Cameras: Nikon cameras are used for location photographs.

Computers: Laptop field computers are used for collecting data, and various other purposes in the field.
 

Train wheel system
Train wheel assembly
Train wheel assembly

Quest Sound Meter: Used for measuring locomotive horn decibel levels.

Audio System: For demonstrating / reproducing train horn dB levels from any distance in a courtroom.

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