Title :
Wireless and mobile computing in train maintenance and diagnosis
Author :
Smailagic, Asim ; Bennington, Bernard J.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Design Res. Center, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
In 1995 Daimler-Benz Research and Technology (Germany), its US subsidiary Adtranz, and Carnegie Mellon University entered into a research agreement to develop system prototypes of a next-generation train maintenance and diagnostic system. Adtranz is a manufacturer of People Movers such as are seen at airports throughout the world and also a major manufacturer of rail car systems for mass transit systems like the New York City subway. The paper focuses on the mobile information and communication aspects, discusses the working prototype features, research results, performance, obstacles overcome, and future work
Keywords :
cellular radio; computer networks; data communication; land mobile radio; maintenance engineering; packet radio networks; performance evaluation; radio networks; railways; Adtranz; Carnegie Mellon University; Cellular Digital Packet Data wireless service; Daimler-Benz Research and Technology; Germany; New York City subway; People Movers; mass transit systems; mobile communication; mobile computing; mobile information; performance; rail car systems; research results; system prototypes; train diagnosis; train maintenance; wireless computing; Airports; Design engineering; Manufacturing; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Preventive maintenance; Propulsion; Prototypes; Rails; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1997, IEEE 47th
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3659-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1997.605895
