ASME/IEEE RVTIS
Abbreviations/Definitions Version 19
ABBREV. Abbreviations
Description meaning of the abbreviation
TRB indicates
if the abbreviation appears in the TRB Glossary
Usage indicates
the draft standard using the abbreviation
|
ABBREV. |
DESCRIPTION |
TRB
|
USAGE
|
|
AAR |
Association of American
Railroads |
N |
1570 |
|
AASHTO |
American Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials |
N |
1570 |
|
ACSES |
advanced civil speed
enforcement system |
N |
1482/1482.1 |
|
AGT |
automated guideway transit |
Y |
1475 |
|
Ah |
Ampere hour |
N |
1536 |
|
ANSI |
American National Standards
Institute |
N |
1473/14h76/1536 |
|
API |
applications interface |
N |
1473 |
|
APTA |
American Public
Transportation Association (formerly American Public Transit Association) |
N |
1474.1/1536 |
|
AREMA |
American Railway Engineering
and Maintenance of Way Association |
N |
1478/1570 |
|
ASCE |
American Society of Civil
Engineers |
N |
1483/1478/1474.1 |
|
ASTM |
American Society for
Testing and Materials |
N |
1478/1536 |
|
ATC |
automatic train control |
Y |
1475/1474.1/1474.2/1482 1482.1 |
|
ATO |
automatic train operation |
Y |
1475/1474.1/1474.2/1482 |
|
ATP |
automatic train protection |
Y |
1475/1474.1/1483/1474.2 1482.1 |
|
ATPM |
automatic train protection
manual |
N |
Not Used |
|
ATS |
automatic train speed |
N |
1482/1482.1 |
|
ATS |
automatic train stop;
automatic train supervision |
Y |
1475/1474.1/1474.2 |
|
AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
N |
1473 |
|
AWS |
auxiliary wayside system |
N |
Not Used |
|
BC |
battery charger |
N |
1476 |
|
CBTC |
communications-based train
control |
N |
1474.1/1474.2/1482 1482.1 |
|
CENELEC |
European Committee for
Electrotechnical Standardization |
N |
1483 |
|
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
N |
1482/1482.1 |
|
DMU |
diesel multiple unit |
Y |
1475 |
|
DOT |
United States Department of
Transportation |
Y |
1476/1536 |
|
EIA |
Electronics Industry
Association |
N |
1473 |
|
EMC |
electo magnetic
compatibility |
N |
1536 |
|
EMI |
electro magnetic interference |
N |
1476/1478 |
|
EMU |
electric multiple unit |
N |
1475 |
|
FFT |
functional fault tree |
N |
1483 |
|
FMEA |
failure modes and effect
analysis |
N |
1483 |
|
FRA |
Federal Railroad
Administration (of the DOT) |
Y |
1476/1482/1482.1/1536 |
|
FTA |
Federal Transit
Administration (of the DOT) |
N |
1476/1536 |
|
FTA |
fault tree analysis |
N |
1483 |
|
GPS |
global positioning system |
N |
1482.1 |
|
GUI |
graphical user interface |
N |
1474.2 |
|
HEP |
head end power |
N |
Not Used |
|
HRV |
heavy rail vehicle |
N |
1475 |
|
HVAC |
heating, ventilating and
air conditioning |
N |
1476 |
|
IEC |
International
Electrotechnical Commission |
N |
1473/1478/1483/1536 |
|
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers |
N |
1474.1/1476/1474.2 1478/1482.1/1483/1570/1536 |
|
ISO |
International Standards
Organization |
N |
1483 |
|
ITE |
Institute of Transportation
Engineers |
N |
1473/1570 |
|
ITS |
intelligent transportation
system |
N |
1482.1/1482 |
|
IVPS |
intermediate voltage power
supply |
N |
1476 |
|
LCD |
liquid crystal display |
N |
1477/1475 |
|
LED |
light emitting diode |
N |
1477/1475/1482.1 |
|
LSB |
local sensor bus |
N |
1473 |
|
LRV |
light rail vehicle |
Y |
1475 |
|
LVB |
local vehicle bus |
N |
1473 |
|
LVPS |
low voltage power supply |
N |
1476/1536 |
|
MDS |
monitoring and diagnostic
system |
N |
1482.1/1482 |
|
ML |
multi-function-vehicle bus
to local sensor bus |
N |
1473 |
|
MTBE |
mean time between event |
N |
Not Used |
|
MTBF |
mean time between failure |
N |
1474.1 |
|
MTBFF |
mean time between
functional failure |
N |
1474.1 |
|
MTBHE |
mean time between hazardous
event |
N |
1474.1/1483 |
|
MTTR |
mean time to repair |
N |
1474.1 |
|
MTTRS |
man time to restore service |
N |
1474.1 |
|
MVB |
multi-functional vehicle
bus |
N |
1473 |
|
NEC |
National Electrical Code
(also known as NFPA 70) |
N |
1476/1536 |
|
NEMA |
National Electrical
Manufacturers Association |
N |
1476/1536/1570 |
|
NFPA |
National Fire Prevention
Association |
N |
1476/1536 |
|
NMT |
network management |
N |
Not Used |
|
NOAA |
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration |
N |
1478 |
|
NTCIP |
national transportation
communications for intelligent transportation system (ITS) protocol |
N |
1570 |
|
O&SPA |
operational and support
hazard analysis |
N |
Not Used |
|
OSI |
open system interconnect |
N |
1473 |
|
PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association |
N |
1477 |
|
PD |
process data |
N |
1473 |
|
PHA |
preliminary hazard analysis |
N |
1483 |
|
PV |
presentation variables |
N |
1473 |
|
PWM |
pulse width modulation |
N |
1475 |
|
RF |
radio frequency |
N |
1474.1 |
|
ROSIN |
railway open system
interconnection network |
N |
1473 |
|
RTP |
real time protocols |
N |
Not Used |
|
SAE |
Society of Automotive
Engineers |
N |
1478 |
|
SHA |
safety hazard analysis |
N |
Not Used |
|
SNVT |
standard network variable
type |
N |
1473 |
|
SSHA |
subsystem hazard analysis |
N |
1483 |
|
SSIHA |
subsystem interface hazard
analysis |
Y |
1483 |
|
SSn-FTA |
subsystem fault tree
analysis |
N |
1483 |
|
SSPP |
system safety program plan |
N |