FR8RAIL III WP3

Information transfer in freight operations through Intelligent videogates, information and benefits

Researcher: Behzad Kordnejad (Project manager)

Funder: Swedish Transport Administration / EU S2R - IP5

Implementation: 2019-2022

The overall objective of the project is to digitize and automate the processes in a full-scale freight terminal in Sweden and in a marshalling yard in Germany using ‘Intelligent video gates,’ to achieve efficient data collection and processing. This will enable fast and reliable recognition of incoming and outgoing rolling stock and load carriers. The project is a continuation of the work in FR8HUB WP4 ’Intelligent Video gate.’

New technologies such as optical code recognition (OCR), RFID, and sensors enable automatic recognition of wagon numbers and codes on intermodal load carriers (containers, semi-trailers, and swap-bodies) and their sequence in the train. Visible damage can also be detected, and other possibilities introduced to improve current processes through digitalization and automation.

The project is led by KTH as a linked third party to the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), other Swedish linked third parties are RISE, Ericsson, TransportForsK (TfK) and LearningWell. Other European parties are DB, Hitachi, and Indra.