Application of RFID Technology in Railway Track Inspection

Author

Yan, Bo ; Yu, Wan

Author_Institution

Sch. of Econ. & Commerce, South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou

Volume

1

fYear

2009

fDate

7-8 March 2009

Firstpage

526

Lastpage

529

Abstract

In order to improve standardization, control level of railway track inspection, and monitor inspectors scientifically and accurately, this paper brings forward a supervisor mode of patrol inspection based radio frequency identification (RFID) and information management technologies. The railway track inspection system is composed of information buttons mounted in milestones or electric poles, portable data acquisition instruments (palm and reader) and terminal system used to manage data, etc. Practical applications of this system help to reduce workload of patrol inspection, increase the ratio of arriving appointed places during patrol inspection, provide credible information for management of railway equipments drawbacks, and thereby, increase the quality of railway track inspection, prevent equipment accidents, and ensure travel safety.

Keywords

information management; inspection; radiofrequency identification; railway accidents; railway engineering; railway safety; railways; RFID technology; data acquisition; equipment accident; information buttons; information management; patrol inspection; radio frequency identification; railway equipment drawback; railway track inspection; standardization; terminal system; travel safety; Information management; Inspection; Instruments; Monitoring; Radio control; Radiofrequency identification; Rail transportation; Railway safety; SCADA systems; Standardization; Identification (RFID); Monitory System; Radio Frequency; Railway Track Inspection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Education Technology and Computer Science, 2009. ETCS '09. First International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Wuhan, Hubei

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3581-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETCS.2009.125

Filename

4958828