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Power harvesting systems design for railroad safety

Last updated on 01 August 2014 2:43

Railroad crossings represent a significant danger in railroad transportation systems. Each year thousands of accidents occur that involve trains and other vehicles at unprotected railroad crossings, resulting in hundreds of fatalities and injuries. Additionally, derailments occur on average once every 6 h across the United States due to mechanical failures...

Author(s): Pourghodrat A;Nelson C;Hansen S;Kamarajugadda V;Platt S

Organisation(s): Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA ; Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, University of Illinois, IL, USA ;

2014

United States

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