Author :
Harding, C.Francis ; Topping, A.N.
fDate :
7/1/1910 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Indiana Railroad Commission, having been instructed to investigate and rule upon the compulsory use of more powerful headlights on steam locomotives operating in the State of Indiana, requested that both road tests and laboratory tests be carried out by the Engineering Schools of Purdue University, under the direction of Dean C. H. Benjamin, to determine the effect of such powerful headlights upon the interpretation of signals and upon the ability of the engineer to see and recognize obstacles upon the track in front of the locomotive. These tests which were carried out in the fall of 1909, consisted of two distinct groups as follows:
Keywords :
Color; Distance measurement; Educational institutions; Observers; Phantoms; Reflection; Roads;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the
DOI :
10.1109/PAIEE.1910.6659895
