Please wait, while we are loading the content...
| Content Provider | IEEE Xplore Digital Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Oranye, N. Masupe, S. Chuma, J.M. Sebusang, S.E.M. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Author affiliation: Fac. of Eng. & Technol., Botswana Univ., Botswana (Oranye, N.; Masupe, S.; Chuma, J.M.; Sebusang, S.E.M.) |
| Abstract | Locomotive transportation plays an important role in Botswana. It plays a critical role in the transportation of people, livestock, raw materials and goods. It now faces new challenges in a highly competitive economy in the form of efficiency and the onslaught from road trains, the latter of which often use a subsidised, government funded road network. Whilst perhaps the national railway operator cannot do much to change the advantage enjoyed by the road hauliers, it is on the operational efficiency side that much can be gained by the deployment of appropriate, cutting-edge technical solutions. One operational problem that Botswana Railways (BR) and others using similar technologies for locating presence on site and positions of their trains and cargo, typically the DC Track Circuit and the Axle Counter System respectively, is that the power supply equipment associated with the operations of the two systems is located on unsecured environments, and thus susceptible to vandalism and theft. Vandalism and theft of this equipment on the BR network has escalated over the years, seriously undermining the efficiency and throughput of the network, whilst equally exposing the cargo to potential loss. This work presents a new scheme of locating the positions of locomotives by using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to track, in real-time, the location of vehicles and equipment The scheme proposes two GPS receivers placed on the train, one on the engine and the other on the last carriage. The receivers placed on the train transmit information back to a control room on an interactive graphical display unit. The results of the simulated communications system will be presented. |
| Starting Page | 1269 |
| Ending Page | 1273 |
| File Size | 376113 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | |
| ISBN | 0780386051 |
| DOI | 10.1109/AFRICON.2004.1406896 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Publisher Date | 2004-09-15 |
| Publisher Place | Botswana |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Rights Holder | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Subject Keyword | Roads Global Positioning System Rail transportation Agriculture Raw materials Government Axles Counting circuits Power supplies Throughput |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources which is not just a repository with search/browse facilities but provides a host of services for the learner community. It is sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find the right resource with least effort and in minimum time. NDLI provides user group-specific services such as Examination Preparatory for School and College students and job aspirants. Services for Researchers and general learners are also provided. NDLI is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for 10 most widely used Indian languages. It is built to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular forms of access devices and differently-abled learners. It is designed to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources. It is developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Learn more about this project from here.
NDLI is a conglomeration of freely available or institutionally contributed or donated or publisher managed contents. Almost all these contents are hosted and accessed from respective sources. The responsibility for authenticity, relevance, completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability of these contents rests with the respective organization and NDLI has no responsibility or liability for these. Every effort is made to keep the NDLI portal up and running smoothly unless there are some unavoidable technical issues.
Ministry of Education, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), has sponsored and funded the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) project.
| Sl. | Authority | Responsibilities | Communication Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education |
Sanctioning Authority | https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project | https://www.iitkgp.ac.in |
| 3 | National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project | Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in |
| 4 | Project PI / Joint PI | Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project |
Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon |
| 5 | Website/Portal (Helpdesk) | Queries regarding NDLI and its services | support@ndl.gov.in |
| 6 | Contents and Copyright Issues | Queries related to content curation and copyright issues | content@ndl.gov.in |
| 7 | National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club) | Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach | clubsupport@ndl.gov.in |
| 8 | Digital Preservation Centre (DPC) | Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books | dpc@ndl.gov.in |
| 9 | IDR Setup or Support | Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops | idr@ndl.gov.in |
|
Loading...
|