A method and an apparatus determine a wagon sequence of a track-guided vehicle combination of vehicles in which, in a registration process, wagon identifiers of each of the vehicles are recorded one after the other in the sequence of the wagon sequence with a registration device in a contactless manner. An activation device triggers a respective registration step of the registration process in each of the vehicles, in which a registration signal of the relevant vehicle containing the wagon identifier is transmitted to the registration device by a transmitter device and stored therein. In addition to the wagon identifier for each vehicle, a point in time relating to the recording of the wagon identifier is stored in the registration device. A first result of the wagon sequence is determined by sorting the wagon identifiers in the chronological order of the times of recording after all vehicles have been recorded.

A transportation system is provided. The system includes: a highway vehicle, a first set of highway points located along a path of the vehicle, a second set of highway points located along a traffic signal section, at least one RFID tag located at each of the first set and the second set of highway points, and at least one RFID tag reader located on the highway vehicle connected to a network. The at least one RFID tag located at the first set of highway points is configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the highway vehicle as it passes the first set of highway points and the at least one RFID tag located at the second set of highway points is configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the vehicle as it passes the second set of highway points.

A system and method for transit of delivery pods across a pipe network, including: a commodity-based pipe network configured to provide a transit for delivery pods; a portal configured to enable insertion and removal of removable totes from pods, the portal including a wireless navigation beacon configured to provide navigation data to pods as they traverse the pipe network within proximity of the portal; an active pod including: a cargo module carrying a removable tote including a payload, a wireless communication module configured to obtain a set of navigation data from the wireless navigation beacon as the active pod approaches a location of the portal; and a control module configured to: (i) record the set of navigation data along with a timestamp indicating a traversal time, and (ii) dynamically update an intended route through the pipe network based on the set of navigation data to generate a modified route.

Methods and systems for determining a status of hardware devices in a classification yard. In particular embodiments, a set of device event data associated with a hardware device may be analyzed to determine the performance of the hardware device during operations of each device event. A status of the hardware device may be determined from the analysis of the performance of the hardware device during operations of each device event. In embodiments, the analysis may include thresholding analysis that may be configured to determine a relationship between real-world measurements and expected (e.g., predicted or desired) results for each device event associated with the hardware device. In embodiments, the status of the hardware device may be used to ensure corrective actions on the hardware device (e.g., deploy maintenance personnel, report the status of the hardware device, send a control signal to the hardware device to deactivate, etc.).

A method and system locate an unlocated guided vehicle moving on a track of a railway network. The system contains a positioning system installed on-board the unlocated guided vehicle. The positioning system acquires first position information which provides information about a first position occupied by the unlocated guided vehicle. A control system contains a register for registering each located guided vehicle of the railway network via an identifier assigned to the located guided vehicle, and for monitoring its current position and its current direction of travel. The control system is further configured for determining a current position and a current travel direction of the unlocated guided vehicle, and registers in the register the unlocated guided vehicle as a newly located guided vehicle on the railway network. The positioning system uses the first position information for determining the current position and current travel direction of the unlocated guided vehicle.