UTILIZATION MAGNETIC FIELD AND RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION ON MOVING BLOCK SIGNALLING SYSTEM PROTOTYPE TO INCREASE LINE TRACK CAPACITY

• Main Author: Siswanto, Rahmat
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/64776
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The existing fixed block signalling needs to optimize so the capacity of railroad track will increase as well as the number of passengers. By using the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) technology, all trains continuously communicating their exact position. Therefore, the safety distance was no longer a static entity but an adjustabel distance based on a real-time calculation of the train speed; there is no longer wasted space so the capacity of railroad track will increase. In this research, the prototype form implemented on the miniatur electric train with scale 1:87 ratio due to the original train. The signalling utilizing the electromagnetic fields and radio frequency identification (RFID) to determine position of a train. The electromagnetic field streamed along the loop cable which is crossed at every block (23 cm). The percentage of crossed points and tags can be read by microcontroller is 100% for all speeds from 2,08 cm/s until 70,34 cm/s or in the real world is from 6,51 km/hour until 220,30 km/hour.