| Title | Optical Automatic Car Identification (OACI) Field Test Program |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50554 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Ingrao, Hector C. |
| Source | 186p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 19760501 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The results of the Optical Automatic Car Identification (OACI) tests at Chicago conducted from August 16 to September 4, 1975 are presented. The main purpose of this test was to determine the suitability of optics as a principle of operation for an automatic car identification. Readabilities by standard and "modified" scanners were measured. Based on the optical information available in the label-scanner communication channel and the determination of the non-read causes, the label-scanner readability and limit of readability were obtained. Also the same readabilities were obtained using multiplexed data from two scanners, one at each side of the track. The benefits of redundancy in the multiplexed data are based on the analysis of the test results. Conslusions and recommendations are presented. No attempt has been made to evaluate the hardware implementation of the OACI systems used during the Chicago test. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11933 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11933 |
| TRT Terms | Automatic car identification; Automation; Classification yards; Data collection; Information systems; Reliability; Technological forecasting; Yard operations; Field tests |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
Chicago (Illinois) |
| Report Number | FRA/ORD-76/249; DOT-TSC-FRA-76-09 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50500/50554/DOT-TSC-FRA-76-09.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |