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
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            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;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Internet Computing, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MIC.2009.24