Gate Automation

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VIS/VRS System Overview Equip the ingate and outgate lanes

with camera’s The VIS system records container

damage as video images The VRS system automates the

process of: License plate identification Prefix/Container number identification ISO Size/Type identification

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VIS/VRS Inspection Room An inspection room is used in

conjunction with VIS/VRS, this room is manned by the container terminal who will, in case of problems, correct the wrong data.

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VIS/VRS Vitronic tests stopped - results very

poor Cosmos is the software and also the

hardware supplier for the HT First tests , December 15, 1999End of tests, October 2000

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VIS/VRS

End result 99% recognition

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VIS/VRS

VVisualGGate =SSystem

VVisual

IInspection

SSystem+VVisual

RRecognition

SSystem

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VGSFunctional aims:

Visual inspectionContainer and truck recognition

Container numberISO codeLicense plate number

Determination of truck structure

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VGS: Gate Entry

Gate closed

No entry

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Gate open

Please enter

VGS: Gate Entry

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Trigger 1:License plate + OCR

VGS: Gate Passing

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Trigger 1:License plate + OCR

Create truck call

VGS: Gate Passing

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GUI: Creation Truck Call

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Trigger 1:License plate + OCR

Create truck call

Front view + OCR

VGS: Gate Passing

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Trigger 2:Side views + OCR

VGS: Gate Passing

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Trigger 2:Side views + OCR

Top view + OCR

VGS: Gate Passing

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VGS: Gate Passing

Trigger 3:After view + OCR

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VGS: Post Processing

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Trigger 4:Post Processing

Green light for next truck

VGS: Gate Passing

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VGS: Infrastructure

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VGS Hardware

LAN to C T C S

VG S ServerPrin terG U I

Legend Sensors &Indicators

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Local LAN

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C G AC LP

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g roup A : C F & C LC G B: C on ta ine r cam eras

g roup B : C A, C R & C TD IO : D ig ita l inpu t/ou tpu t

m odu leO C R 1: O C R p rocess ing un it 1O C R 2: O C R p rocess ing un it 2U P S : U n in te rrup tab le

pow er supp ly

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Camera FlexibilityNew technology

Line scan camera

7000 lines x 2048 pixels

Container length 45’ 13.716 mm + 20 % minimum 9

pixels / cm²

Used for left, right and top camera

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Camera flexibility

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1 cm

1 cm

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Software ConceptNew technology

JAVA on the server (hardware independent)

MFC C++ on the client (ms Windows NT)

Component based development (reuse of code)

Hardware configuration in tables

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VGS: Gate Scenario

Step 1 : Gate Entry Step 2 : Gate Passing

Detection of the truck Taking pictures Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Step 3 : Post processing

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VIS/VRS

Quay cranes

Rail cranes

Barge cranes

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RAIL REQUIREMENTS Max. speed 30 KM Both directions Outdoor conditions Cargo other than containers such as swap

bodies and trailers must be detected Optional to recognise swap bodies/trailers The information of containers on the train

must be read

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RAIL Maximum length train, 120 teu Maximum length of railcar, 4 teu 5 teu railcars are under development? Position of the installation differs per

terminal RMG or RTG , bi-directional

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QUAYCRANES REQUIREMENTS The system must operate under open

outdoor conditions The system must be installed on a quay

crane Discharge, information in TCS in 5

seconds after the container is released by the crane

Loading is still under discussion

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Availability 99,9 % Data captured > 98% The system must be able to handle all

ISO standard types of containers The system should handle twinlifts and

extended twinlifts

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VRS RAIL REQUIREMENTS Container prefix and number ISO size/type IMO container identification Direction of doors Railcarnumber Position of containers Sequence of railcars Inspection plate y/n

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QUAY CRANE REQUIREMENTS Container prefix number ISO size/type IMO container Identification Directions of doors

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VIS REQUIREMENTS Rail, pictures of all visible side of the

container must be made and stored, including the top, but exclude the bottom

Same requirements are valid for the pictures of the railcar

Quay Crane, pictures off all visible sides of the container, including the top and bottom

In case of twinlifts, all visible sides of the two containers, for each container 1 set of pictures

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Process-flow Autogate-In Gate in

Reading Cargocard

Parking Reception Area

Data Input Truck-driver:

License Plate

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Autogate In

Damage Y/NCSC Y/NTop/Bottom Rail Y/NLocal container

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Autogate In Input reception-employee Sealnumber IMO More than 1 container Data to Autogate Containerinfo on Cargocard Driver to Customs Printing of Route-information

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Autogate In Autogate In Reading Cargo-card System recognition License-plate container size/type IMO VIS

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Autogate In

Check VGS / Cargocard / IMO

If damage yes:Manual Inspection

Handscan

Printing of Condition Tag

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Autogate In

Internet, pictures per container available

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Autogate Out

Autogate

License-plate

Containernumber

Size/Type

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Autogate OUT

Reading of Cargocard

Handscan

VGS

Check result on Cargocard

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Autogate Out Action Truck-driver: Sealnumber Damage Y/N If yes, manual inspection Printer Condition Tag Customs Gate Out

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Autogate Out

Internet, pictures of the container available

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COST/ BENEFIT

IRR = 25%