• DocumentCode
    1063838
  • Title

    Transf-ID: Automatic ID and Data Capture for Rail Freight Asset Management

  • Author

    Fernandez, J.G. ; Garcia, J.C.Y. ; Garcia, Y.-S.M. ; De Gracia Santos, Jorge

  • Author_Institution
    DHL Exel Supply Chain
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    30
  • Abstract
    Accurate tracing at the parts level can play a key role in easing and managing maintenance operations within the railway industry, the same way it streamlines freight operations on more traditional deployments. Transf-ID is an RFID-based tracking system for use in the rail freight industry that will identify cargo and rail vehicles but also mechanical parts that are frequently serviced. The system includes middleware as well as hardware components, combined in an end-to-end solution that translates tag scans into meaningful business events. All tagged items are scanned on the move at checkpoints, leading to valuable information regarding their traveled routes.
  • Keywords
    freight handling; maintenance engineering; middleware; radiofrequency identification; railways; RFID-based tracking system; Transf-ID; cargo vehicles; data capture; maintenance operations; rail freight asset management; rail vehicles; railway industry; Aggregates; Asset management; Axles; Containers; Middleware; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency identification; Rail transportation; Safety; Vehicles; IT applications; middleware/business logic; pervasive computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Internet Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7801
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIC.2009.24
  • Filename
    4747624