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A Brief History of the Florida Railroad commission
Title
A Brief History of the Florida Railroad commission.
Creator
PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Summary: " A few historical facts about the development of transportation in our State together with a review of the scope and activities of the Commission".
Date Issued
1938
Identifier
DP0004033
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0004033
System safety in rail transportation
Title
System safety in rail transportation.
Creator
Smith, Quave Norvell, null, null, Engineering
Abstract / Description
Florida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; This thesis, "System Safety in Rail Transportation" is addressed to an individual having a basic technical background but little or no experience in this field. The thesis discusses the need for and the benefits to be obtained by using system safety techniques and principles in the railroad industry. Examples of typical railroad accidents are reviewed, and it is pointed out that analysis of the hazards in the railroad industry...
Show moreFlorida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; This thesis, "System Safety in Rail Transportation" is addressed to an individual having a basic technical background but little or no experience in this field. The thesis discusses the need for and the benefits to be obtained by using system safety techniques and principles in the railroad industry. Examples of typical railroad accidents are reviewed, and it is pointed out that analysis of the hazards in the railroad industry prior to the accidents would have identified problems which eventually resulted in the accidents. The system safety approach, which was developed for use in the aerospace and aviation fields, has proved to be extremely effective and is now being adapted to many other areas. The surface modes of transportation have the greatest need for these techniques. The techniques covered in this thesis include Hazard Analysis, Fault or Logic Tree Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Probabilistic Cost Analysis. The thesis also describes a hypothetical model for organizing and implementing system safety approaches in an existing railroad company.
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Date Issued
1976
Identifier
CFR0003512, ucf:53012
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFR0003512
Local and joint (rail-motor) passenger tariff no. 23 ...
Title
Local and joint (rail-motor) passenger tariff no. 23 ..: one-way and round trip fares good for transportation in sleeping or parlor cars.
Creator
Florida East Coast Railway, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Schedule of fares on the Florida East Coast Railway including distance and milage tables and the rules and regulations governing the tariff.
Date Issued
1948
Identifier
AAB9283QF00008/25/200511/14/200611780BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20051129xOCLC, 75964097, CF00001709, 2583172, ucf:19105
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001709.jpg
A Smart UAV Platform for Railroad Inspection
Title
A Smart UAV Platform for Railroad Inspection.
Creator
Debevec, Ryan, Elgohary, Tarek, Xu, Yunjun, Lin, Kuo-Chi, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Using quadcopters for analysis of an environment has been an intriguing subject of study recently. The purpose of this work is to develop a fully autonomous UAV platform for Railroad inspection The dynamics of the quadrotor is derived using Euler's and Newton's laws and then linearized around the hover position. A PID controller is designed to control the states of the quadrotor in a manner to effectively follow a vision-based path, using the down facing camera on a Parrot Mambo quadrotor....
Show moreUsing quadcopters for analysis of an environment has been an intriguing subject of study recently. The purpose of this work is to develop a fully autonomous UAV platform for Railroad inspection The dynamics of the quadrotor is derived using Euler's and Newton's laws and then linearized around the hover position. A PID controller is designed to control the states of the quadrotor in a manner to effectively follow a vision-based path, using the down facing camera on a Parrot Mambo quadrotor. Using computer vision the distance from the position of the quadrotor to the position of the center of the path was found. Using the yaw controller to minimize this distance was found to be an adequate method of vision-based path following, by keeping the area of interest in the field of view of the camera. The downfacing camera is also simultaneously observing the path to detect defects using machine learning. This technique was able to detect simulated defects on the path with around 90% accuracy.
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Date Issued
2019
Identifier
CFE0007623, ucf:52555
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007623
Japanese imperialism stripped: The secret memorandum of Tanaka, premier of Japan
Title
Japanese imperialism stripped: The secret memorandum of Tanaka, premier of Japan.
Creator
Tanaka, Giichi
Date Issued
c1933
Identifier
369339, CFDT369339, ucf:5422
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/369339
story of a pioneer
Title
The story of a pioneer: a brief history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its part in the remarkable development of the Florida East Coast.
Creator
Florida East Coast Railway, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Short history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its role in the growth and development of the east coast of Florida. Includes several facsimilies of early travel brochures.
Date Issued
1946
Identifier
AAB9131QF00008/10/200511/13/200622924BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060606xOCLC, 75961192, CF00001729, 2585368, ucf:20020
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001729.jpg
The Seaside Resort Towns of Cape May and Atlantic City, New Jersey: Development, Class Consciousness, and the Culture of Leisure in the Mid to Late Victorian Era
Title
The Seaside Resort Towns of Cape May and Atlantic City, New Jersey: Development, Class Consciousness, and the Culture of Leisure in the Mid to Late Victorian Era.
Creator
Ressetar, Tatyana, Lester, Connie, Crepeau, Richard, Larson, Peter, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
(")Victorianism(") is a highly controversial, sometimes ironic, term penned by historians throughout various works that has come to hold dramatic weight in both its meaning and its influence. Though the term is usually most closely associated with nineteenth century England, Victorianism was a highly influential movement in American culture simultaneously as well, specifically in the spheres of home, work, and play. Of those, (")play,(") or leisure, is undoubtedly the least explored,...
Show more(")Victorianism(") is a highly controversial, sometimes ironic, term penned by historians throughout various works that has come to hold dramatic weight in both its meaning and its influence. Though the term is usually most closely associated with nineteenth century England, Victorianism was a highly influential movement in American culture simultaneously as well, specifically in the spheres of home, work, and play. Of those, (")play,(") or leisure, is undoubtedly the least explored, especially before the latter decades of the twentieth century. Prior to this period, most literature about the Victorians, with the exception of a few works, only dealt with masculinity, religion, and the rigid dynamic of the nineteenth century household. Recently, historians like James Walvin, Pamela Horn, and Hugh Cunningham have attempted to draw attention to Victorian leisure with excellent works on pastimes and society during the nineteenth century, but they represent only a few. However, many works of this caliber focus on England, the (")birthplace(") of Victorianism. Thus, this work attempts to emphasize that the cultural phenomenon of Victorianism was just as present in the United States. Despite the recurring themes of the home and the workplace so often chosen by scholars, it is actually within the realm of leisure that the controversial issues of the Victorian period and its people can be best observed. Class, race, and gender were three major components of the Victorian culture that shaped the various forms of leisure and recreation, as well as the specific restrictions on those amusements. All of these factors had a shared, tremendous influence on the progress (or lack thereof) towards a more modern era and society that occurred at the turn of the twentieth century.In the pages to follow, the numerous contradictions and paradoxes of Victorian leisure in America will be examined, ultimately demonstrating how pastimes and recreation (and their outlets) in the mid to late nineteenth century were neither truly Victorian nor truly progressive, but indeed a combination of both. This creates further irony during this controversial period. However, before exploring these outlets, the term (")Victorian(") will be examined while placing it into the context of mid to late nineteenth century Americans who belonged to all classes of travelers. It will become apparent that American Victorians had much invested in their values, but were also willing to break the rules regarding certain amusements and pleasures. Moreover, the (")democratization(") of leisure will be highlighted as the upper and lower classes began to enjoy the same recreations. Marked innovations of the period will also be discussed, as to highlight their importance on Victorian leisure and its development, which will also be referred to throughout the chapters. These topics will be addressed before examining the specific Victorian leisure culture of two of America's oldest seaside destinations: Cape May and Atlantic City, both in New Jersey. The guests, accommodations and transportation, and offerings at these resort towns will act as a mirror into mid to late nineteenth century culture. There, the contradictory ideals and rules of Victorianism are exhibited as the resorts rose to prominence. The decline of (")elite-only(") leisure and the rise of the (")excursionist(") will be examined throughout the progression of the towns' growth and boom periods. Exploring the ironies of Victorian leisure through the proverbial lens of Cape May and Atlantic City proves effective, as the towns came to represent opposite ends of the (")socially acceptable(") spectrum after a short period, and were full of similar inconsistencies and paradoxes themselves. Additionally, their current fates remain a product of their polarized Victorian heydays, further proving the influence of seaside resort culture, the late Victorian period, and its ideals on the broader field of American leisure history.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFE0004157, ucf:49038
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004157
Florida East Coast Railway & hotels
Title
Florida East Coast Railway & hotels: as well as Nassau, Bahamas and Cuba.
Creator
Florida East Coast Railway, Florida East Coast Hotel Company, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Brief text accompanied by color postcard-like pictures of the Flagler hotels, including vignettes of activities available at each. Of special note is the foldout illustration titled "Air ship view of Florida Nassau and Cuba showing relative location of the famous East Coast Hotels."
Date Issued
1905
Identifier
AAB9281QF00008/24/200511/13/200622437BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060427xOCLC, 75960766, CF00001722, 2584768, ucf:19733
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001722.jpg