NCEL NOTES

THE NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (NCEL) HAS DEVELOPED AN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONIC RECORDER WHICH WILL COLLECT AND PROCESS VEHICLE OPERATING DATA EFFICIENTLY AND ACCURATELY IN A FRACTION OF AN HOUR ON A COMPUTER. THE DEMONSTRATION IDENTIFIES THE OPERATOR, AND RECORDS ON A MAGNETIC TAPE THE TYPE OF OPERATION, DATE, TIME MILEAGE, AND GAS AND OIL USED. EACH OPERATOR HAS A PLASTIC CARD PUNCH WITH HIS IDENTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATIONS. THIS CARD CONTROLS THE IGNITION AND IF HIS QUALIFICATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THE IGNITION WILL NOT OPERATE. A SINGLE TAPE READER CAN READ THE TAPES COLLECTED FROM A FLEET OF VEHICLES. THE NCEL SYSTEM CAN COLLECT AND STORE ON MAGNETIC TAPE ALL INFORMATION NEEDED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 62, No 408, P 268, 1 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1970-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Military Engineer
  • Publisher: Society of Military Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronic equipment; Information processing; Magnetic tapes; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Operations; Recording; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic devices; Magnetic tape recording; Recording systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219391
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM