Detection of Overhead Contact Lines with a 2D-Digital-Beamforming Radar System for Automatic Guidance of Trolley Trucks
Joint Authors
Schipper, Tom
Ziroff, Andreas
Zwick, Thomas
Zwirello, Lukasz
Harter, Marlene
Source
International Journal of Vehicular Technology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Electronic engineering
Abstract EN
The benefit of trolley truck systems is the substitution of the diesel fuel by the cheaper and more ecological electrical energy.
Trolley trucks are powered by electricity from two overhead contact lines, where one is the supply and the other the return conductor.
Such trolley trucks are used for haulage at open pit mining sites but could also be used for freight traffic at roadways in the future.
Automatic guidance prevents the trolley-powered trucks from leaving the track and thus allows higher operating speeds, higher loading capacity, and greater efficiency.
Radar is the ideal sensing technique for automatic guidance in such environments.
The presented radar system with two-dimensional digital beamforming capability offers a compact measurement solution as it can be installed on top of the truck.
Besides the distance measurement, this radar system allows to detect the location and inclination of the overhead contact lines by digital beamforming in two dimensions.
Besides automatic guidance, the knowledge of the inclination of the overhead contact lines could allow automatic speed adaption, which would help to achieve maximum speed especially in hilly terrain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harter, Marlene& Schipper, Tom& Zwirello, Lukasz& Ziroff, Andreas& Zwick, Thomas. 2013. Detection of Overhead Contact Lines with a 2D-Digital-Beamforming Radar System for Automatic Guidance of Trolley Trucks. International Journal of Vehicular Technology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507671
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Harter, Marlene…[et al.]. Detection of Overhead Contact Lines with a 2D-Digital-Beamforming Radar System for Automatic Guidance of Trolley Trucks. International Journal of Vehicular Technology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507671
American Medical Association (AMA)
Harter, Marlene& Schipper, Tom& Zwirello, Lukasz& Ziroff, Andreas& Zwick, Thomas. Detection of Overhead Contact Lines with a 2D-Digital-Beamforming Radar System for Automatic Guidance of Trolley Trucks. International Journal of Vehicular Technology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507671
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507671