An overview of the federal transit administration's bus testing program

David John Klinikowski; Moustafa El-Gindy; Robin A. Tallon

doi:10.4271/982774

An overview of the federal transit administration's bus testing program

David John Klinikowski, Moustafa El-Gindy, Robin A. Tallon

Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute

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Abstract

The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (PTI) operates the Bus Testing and Research Center for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The objective of this paper is to present a summary of important findings during the first eight years of Center operation. This paper presents an overview of the test procedures and a descriptive matrix of vehicles submitted for testing. A summary of test results is provided, which includes a distribution of failures classified by severity and subsystem type. The paper briefly describes the developmental status of including brake performance and emissions testing as well as future plans for the implementation of electric and hybrid-electric bus testing.

Original language	English (US)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4271/982774
State	Published - Dec 1 1998
Event	International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition - Indianapolis, IN, United States Duration: Nov 16 1998 → Nov 18 1998

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Other	International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition
Country/Territory	United States
City	Indianapolis, IN
Period	11/16/98 → 11/18/98

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Automotive Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Pollution
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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