trapeze yard management & rfind overview

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Trapeze Yard Management & RFind Overview

Copyright © 2011 Trapeze Software Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. All rights reserved. 2April 19, 2023

• Introductions

• Why RFind and Yard Management?

• Trapeze Yard Management

• Trapeze RFind

• Discussion

• Appendix – Hardware Specifications

Agenda


Why RFind and Yard Management


• Resource intensive– An average facility will perform at least 2 full walk-thoughs a

day– Each walk-through takes approximately 45 minutes including

the time to enter the data– Between times, several mini-reviews must be performed

• Prone to human error

• Information is only accurate to the last walk-through

• Often incomplete (doesn’t include ALL vehicles)

Challenges with the Manual Process


The Solution


Trapeze Yard Management Overview

Operations Management

EAM

Yard Management

System

RFind RTLS Hardware Yard Management Software

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1. WHERE in the yard are my vehicles now?

2. What is the current STATUS of each

vehicle?

3. Where in the yard should I have a vehicle PARK? Which vehicle should a driver take next?

* Trapeze RFind

* Trapeze EAM

* Native to Trapeze YM


Stand Alone Deployments

How Can Trapeze Yard Management Be Used?

Integrated Solution with other Trapeze Enterprise Systems

Operations Management Enterprise Asset Management

Yard ManagementSystem


The Hardware

• Real Time Locating System (RTLS)– Tags:

• Fixed reference locations• On front and rear of vehicles• All tags communicate with each other (Asset-to-reference, Asset-

to-asset)

– Gateways:• Collect data from tags • Transmit all data to the server

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Mixed Locating 5 Locating Methods in 1 System


Presence Detection

Accuracy:Identification of all buses present in a specific area


Chokepoints

Accuracy:Identification of a specific bus at a specific chokepoint


Zonal Location

Accuracy:Identification of which buses are in a particular area or zone


Precision LocatingPoint-to-Point

Accuracy:Identification of a specific bus in a specific stall or bay (ie. maintenance bay)


Precision LocatingSequencing

Accuracy:Identification of a specific bus/train car to a specific row/railAnd its position within that row/rail (ie. row 4, position 3)


Sequencing Demonstration

• Can be used with buses in lanes or trains on rail lines

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Reference Tag

Lane & position precision



• Yard Management Portal– View current location of assets– View asset status details via icon color(s)– Drill into additional asset detail

Read-only map view for certain users

Full-featured data access for other

users



• Optimized Routing/Parking Algorithm– At any time, understand where a vehicle on the move should

be parked next• Stage in ready lanes?• Route through fueling/servicing?• Deliver to maintenance?

– Communicate desired parking location to people moving vehicles• Drivers• Fuelers• Maintenance staff

– Support user customization of statuses and routing workflow• Based on scheduled maintenance, inspections, fuel, defects, etc.


Trapeze YM and EAM

Consist definitions, notification of vehicles entering yard, ability to

locate vehicles on map sent to EAM

Asset detail and work order status passed in real time

to Trapeze YM;

Detail regarding maintenance and fueling

requirements used to determine vehicle routing


Trapeze YM and OPS

Bus parking location (yard, lane, and position) fed automatically into OPS

Vehicle Assignment screen.

Detail regarding vehicles and status made visible in YM

Portal


• Tags used for locating (vs expensive wired systems)– Reduces complexity, costs and maintenance

• No timing wires required between devices– Reduces complexity, costs and maintenance

• Accuracy is right-sized for the application– Lane & position (example: inside a garage)– Maintenance bay– Zone (example: outdoor parking area for maintenance)

• Non-interfering with other wireless systems

• Transit focussed organization and solutions

• Integrated into Trapeze Enterprise Solutions

Key Benefits


Thank You | Discussion

Sharon BarnesProduct Manager – Yard Management and [email protected]

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Appendix: Technology

Hardware & System Architecture


• Range:– up to 1640 ft / 500 m

• Frequencies: – 865 – 928MHz (adjustable)

• Dimensions: – 4.75” x 3” x 2” – 12cm x 7.6cm x 5cm

• Weight:– 1 lb / 450g

• IP Rating:– IP54 (enclosure option)

• Operating Temperature:– -22oF to +158oF– -30oC to +70oC

• Data Connections:– Ethernet

• Power:– 5 to 24 Vdc

• Certifications:– FCC Part 15– IC RSS210– CE / ROHS compliant

Gateway


• Range:– up to 1640 ft / 500 m

• Frequencies: – 865 – 928MHz (adjustable)

• Antenna:– Internal (external option)

• Dimensions: – 3.25” (dia.) x 1.2”– 8.25 cm (dia.) x 3.2 cm

• Weight:– 4.3 oz / 120 g

• Housing & IP Rating:– Polycarbonate - IP67

• Operating Temperature:– -40oF to +185oF– -40oC to +85oC

• Visual Indicator– LED

• Power:– Li-Ion Battery (replaceable)

• Certifications:– FCC Part 15– IC RSS210– CE / ROHS compliant

Asset, Reference & Gatepost Tags


Thank You

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