Navigation systems

 GPS and monitoring system for transport means.

The main purpose of the system is to reduce transport mean operating costs and increase efficiency of its use by obtaining accurate and operative information on its traffic.

Other purposes of GPS and monitoring system for transport are as following:

• Monitoring traffic of transport means on the enterprise;
• Coordination among departments which serve the transport on the enterprise;
• Suppression of inappropriate use transport means on the enterprise;
• Ensuring compliance with technical conditions transport means on the enterprise.

The main purpose of the system is to reduce transport mean operating costs and increase efficiency of its use by obtaining accurate and operative information on its traffic.

Parameters to be checked for monitoring:

• The current location;
• Traveled route;
• A variation of the route;
• Speed;
• Time in traffic;
• Time and place of parking lots;
• The output of the permitted area;
• The input into the forbidden zone.

Additional sensors for monitoring:

• Fuel level sensor;
• Panic Button for quick response to emergency situations;
• The temperature sensor;
• The door sensor.

Economic Effects after implementation:

• Saving fuel and other resources related to the operation of transport means;
• Decrease in the percentage of loss of perishable foods by controlling the conditions of their transportation;
• Optimization of the operational functions of dispatcher;
• Reducing unproductive and idle run;
• Tracking and suppression of non proper use of transport means;
• Management decisions based on reliable statistical data reporting;
• Increasing the level of discipline of drivers and dispatchers;
• Reduction of accidents.

Example of calculation of savings

According to statistics from savings after the implementation of monitoring of transport means is up to 30% of the cost of car park.

Mileage per day is ≈ 150 km.

For the minivan the fuel consumption is 18 liters /100 km.

The cost of 1 liter of gasoline is 07.05 USD.

Consumption of fuel per day is ≈ USD 202.5

Savings after the implementation of monitoring is USD 60.75 per day or 1215 USD per month for each of transport means.

The principle diagram:

The map’s information

In the cartographic basis the topographic map vector is used as M 1:10,000. It contains the following sections:

• Human settlements;
• Subway stations in the city;
• Ponds and streams;
• Buildings and structures;
• Addresses;
• Streets.

The system may include the following thematic layers:

• The point of delivery of the product;
• Petrol stations;
• Service stations;
• And others.

In urban areas it is possible to calculate the shortest routes of transport means to their destination.

Navigation-Information-Control system for railways transport

Purpose

Navigation-Information-Control system is designed to determine the disposition of the locomotive (train) based on the GNSS information, automatically generates and sends messages about the passage of control points in the Automated Control System of Transportation, also it is designed to organize information support for the locomotive staff to implement the scheme of optimal energy consumption mode, to optimize engine driver operations in emergency situations and improve traffic safety. It suggests:

• Creation of an automated control system for train traffic and the technical condition of locomotives;
• Installation of ground and embedded intelligent system for locomotives;
• Integration of the Navigation-Information-Control system with information systems of Ukrainian Railways improving the technology of information exchange with Automated Control System of Transportation;
• Organization of electronic tracks recording and object information of the main railways movement sections, binding them to the map information;
• Automatic monitoring and recording of the motion parameters and the main equipment of the locomotive, as well as actions the driver in extreme situations;
• Creation of training systems for locomotive crews and operational staff.

Composition

Onboard intelligent embedded system for locomotive includes:

• Multi-function panel computer;
• Mobile navigation terminal GPS / GSM / GPRS;
• Software for recording of digital tracks and object information;
• Monitoring operating parameters system of the locomotive.

Ground intelligent system includes:

• The telematics server;
• The application server;
• Operator substation of operational train situation;
• The communication equipment and data transferring;
• The software simulator of the driver and operator.

Direction to reduce energy consumption for traction:

• Calculation of the required speed to arrive at a given time 1-2%;
• Calculation of the boundaries of the start of braking up to 0.5%;
• Calculation of the boundaries before the rise of sites up to 1-2%;
• Optimal performance trains acceleration up to 1%;
• Alignment energy drivers 1 and 3 class up to 0.5-1%;
• Input into the program the values of the atmospheric state (temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, the wind) up to 1-2%;
• Recalculate the data, the mathematical model creating of the locomotive up to 0.5-1%.
• Creation of a mathematical model for calculating and planning for long term –mathematical models of energy-efficient trajectories;
• TOTAL: 5.5 – 9.5%.

Economical effect

At the rate per year the power energy consumption of one locomotive which is more than 1 million kW (according to the locomotive service information) – the costs savings will contain from 2.3 to 3.8 thousands Euro per year.

At a flow rate of diesel for locomotive is about 218 tons per year (according to the locomotive service information) – the costs savings will contain from 7 to 12.3 thousands Euros per year.

Relief of one operator substation will contain the costs savings up to 5.0 thousands Euros per year.