ASME/IEEE RVTIS Abbreviations/Definitions    Version 19

 

ABBREVIATIONS

 

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