AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF RAILROAD CARS BY MEANS OF MICROWAVES

AUTOMATISCHE WAGENIDENTIFIZIERUNG MIT MIKROWELEN BEI DER EISENBAHN

A microwave system is described. Every car is equipped with a reflector, in which the 12-digit car numbers are fixed by the frequency distribution of 26 microwave resonators. When passing the sensing site, this reflector is interrogated by an fm microwave signal in the frequency band from 3. 1 to 4. 2 GHz. By the use of modern techniques and the integration of all system components, a reliable and maintenance-free system was developed which is economically suitable for railroads.

• Corporate Authors:

  FABAG & Druckerei Winterbur AG

  Stauffacherquai 36-40
  8004 Zurich,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Becker, F
  • Garbrecht, K
• Publication Date: 1974-4-20

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 564-570
• Serial:
  • Association Suisse des Electriciens Bulletin
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: FABAG & Druckerei Winterthur AG

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic car identification; Information systems; Microwave communication systems; Railcar distribution
• Old TRIS Terms: Microwave systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071983
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1976 12:00AM