Utilization of RFID Technology for Monitoring Technical State of Chosen Elements of Cargo Railway Wagon

Abstract

This article deals about specific application of RFID technology in safety area of railway cargo transport. The goal is utilization of this technology in interaction with most common interferences on cargo railway wagons, which causes not only higher costs of repair of these wagons, but by substantial impact increase also the risk of danger accident. The essence of article is formed by draft of specific RFID tags on chosen elements of chassis of cargo railway wagon.

Sustainable Multimodal and Combined Transport in the European Union

“…The state transport system, which consists of individual types of conventional and unconventional transports, is unthinkable today without combined transport (as opposed to a combination of transports where we do not use one freight unit from the sender to the recipient when transporting by different types of means of transport) [5]. Combined transport is a transport-handling system ensuring the transport of goods in one and the same cargo unit from the consignor to the consignee as an uninterrupted chain [10]. The function of the combined transport system consists in concentrating the freight units by road to the respective terminal, where by means of efficient loading mechanisms the freight units are transferred to railway wagons or ships, followed by transport to the destination transhipment from which the transport to the recipient is ensured [6].…”

“…Suitable places for such services are the points of concentration of goods flows, resp. places of important crossings of transport routes, where there is a change in the direction of goods streams, which clearly include the reloading points of the railways [10,12].…”

“…Applying a logistic approach to transport in recent years means a gradual transition from solving individual problems (elements) of the transport process to solving the whole, i.e. of the whole transport process with the aim of its optimal solution from the perspective of its participants [8,10]. Transport is by its high share in the logistics functions of enterprises an integrating element of logistics systems, i. management of material circulation, storage, packaging, transhipment, distribution and transport.…”

“…Multimodal and combined transport relies heavily on rail freight service, where quality is defined as a mixture of reliability, sustained average speed, uniformity of loading gauges along with maximum train length and axle loads, as well as clear and consistent traffic management rules determining priority in driving [10]. Achieving these objectives requires different types of measures for rail infrastructure managers acting as a natural monopoly and traction rail service operated under competitive conditions (open market).…”

Smart techniques for technical conditions monitoring of railway wagons

“…[10] The fault, as well as the overloading of the railway wagon, will then be signalled to the driver of the train concerned, but through the reading station and the nearest railway station. [11] Four axle open wagon type Eanos (Fig.1. ) is destined for transportation of bulk goods that are resistant to bad weather during transportation.…”