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Professional Society Standards

Professional Society Standards. Jim Dietz Chair, Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee. Overview. Consensus standards process Benefits of standardization Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee How to get involved. Consensus Standards Process - ANSI -.

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Professional Society Standards

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  1. Professional Society Standards Jim Dietz Chair, Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  2. Overview • Consensus standards process • Benefits of standardization • Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee • How to get involved for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  3. Consensus Standards Process- ANSI - • American National Standards Institute • Founded in 1918 • Private, non-profit organization • Administers and coordinates U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  4. Consensus Standards Process- National Standards - • ANSI doesn’t develop standards • ANSI facilitates development • Consensus, due process and openness • More than 175 accredited entities • www.ansi.org for more information for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  5. Consensus Standards Process- IEEE Standards Association - • One entity producing standards • Audited for conformance to ANSI requirements (e.g. consensus) • Standards to provide common ground for communication in specific areas of electrotechnology • Each standard must have a sponsor for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  6. Consensus Standards Process- RTVISC - • Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee • Sponsors individual standards • Facilitates working groups (More on RTVISC later) for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  7. Consensus Standards Process- Overview relative to IEEE Rail - for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  8. Benefits of Standardization- Safety - • 2.5 billion light rail and subway passengers each year • 4 times as many passengers as US airlines • Safety has both project specific and universal aspects • Draw on the whole rail community for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  9. Benefits of Standardization- Control Costs - • Rail applications are known for customization • With standardization: • Reduced design cost • Reduced risk/contingency dollars • Minimize single sources • Improved reliability • Reduced maintenance training for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  10. Benefits of Standardization- Regulatory Participation - • National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (Public Law 104-113) • Federal agencies must use, wherever possible, technical standards developed by consensus standards organizations for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  11. Benefits of Standardization- Credibility - • Standards have a legal standing • Use of standards may help manage liability for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  12. RTVISC- History - • Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee • Founded in 1996: Tom McGean, Chair • Fifty member committee • More than 300 professionals have participated in working groups for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  13. RTVISC- Recent Transition - • Originally funded as a Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) project • The process works! (no longer “research”) • Funding shifted to APTA in 2002 • Chair shifted to Jim Dietz in 2002 for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  14. RTVISC- Organization - for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  15. RTVISC- IEEE Standards Published - • 11: Rail Vehicle Motors • 1473: Communications Protocol • 1474.1: CBTC Performance Requirements • 1482.1: Event Recorder • 1483: Verification of Vital Functions • 1475: Prop. Braking & Master Control • 1476: Auxiliary Power Systems • 1477: Passenger Information • 1478: Transit Car Environment for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  16. RTVISC- General Standards In Process - • P-1544: Rail TCIP • P-1536: Battery Physical Interface • P-16: Electrical/Electronic Control • P-1558: Software Documentation • P-1568: NiCad Battery Performance • P-1570: HRI Standards • P-1474.2: Graphical User Interface • P-1582: Wayside CBTC Environmental • P-1482: Maintenance & Diagnostics • P-1612: Comm. To/From Rail Vehicles for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  17. RTVISC- Overhead Contact Systems - • P-1629: Overhead Current Collectors • P-1627: OCS Grounding Practices • P-1626: OCS Insulation • P-1628: RP for Overhead Maintenance • P-1630: OCS Structures for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  18. RTVISC- Liaison - • ASME RT-1 - Light Rail Crashworthiness • ASME RT-2 - Rapid Rail Crashworthiness • HVAC via ASHRAE - Under formation • IEC TC9 • Automatic People Mover Committee for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  19. RTVISC- New Thrusts - • Traction Substations • Under formation for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  20. How to get involved • RTVIS Committee, Sub-Committees, and Working Groups • Web site – www.tsd.org/rsc • Jim Dietz – jdietz@ieee.org at IEEE jdietz@LTK.com at LTK for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  21. References • IEEE web site – www.ieee.org • ANSI web site – www.ansi.org • Thomas J. McGean, Consensus Standards for the Rail Transit Industry (TCRP Research Results Digest, November 2001-Number 44) for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  22. Professional Society Standards- Summary - • There is a rigorous consensus standards process in the US • Professional societies are at the forefront of standards development • Rail standards development activity in the US is very high • Care to help? for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

  23. Professional Society Standards for APTA Annual Meeting, 2002

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