Kistler improves traffic safety and extends the life of the road by industrial switches Cisco

Bowl tires, flabby suspension and inclined chassis are traces that the truck should be selected for weighing at road mass stations. But with increasing operation of trucks, the authorities do not have sources to consider every truck. The provision of overloaded trucks for weight threatens road safety and infrastructure life. “Overweight vehicles have a long distance of the branch and a long stop distance, threatening all other road users,” said Andreas Keller, head of transport monitoring with Thurgau and the lake police in Switzerland. Extra weight also accelerates damage to the sidewalk and bridges. For example, compared to axle load with a 1 -ton axle causes a load of 2 tons 16 times more wear and tear wear and a 3 -ton axle load, 81 times more.

Thurgau’s operation and lake police in Switzerland explain how to effectively identify congested trucks using an automated KitraFic Digital Digital Weise in Motion (WIM) solution.

Axle: precisely weigh the vehicle as they move at speed

The Thurgau Police is one of the growing number of transport authorities using Kitraffic Digital, which is powered by industrial switches Cisco Industrial Ethernet. Imagine a truck moving along the Swiss highway A7. Kistler’s highly accidents of quartz, installed flushing with the pavement, captures its high weight up to 2.5% tolerance when the truck travels at speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 km/h). These sensors are joined and accepted by the Ethernet (POE) from the Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rubged Sires Switch located in a nearby road box. The switch quickly transmits measurements to the PC in the same cabinet for weight calculations.

Truck overweight? The officer at the next truck stop receives a tablet warning showing the weight, vehicle image and numeric plates captured by a camera deployed with sensors. The truck is directly on the static weight, where it is considered again and has taken measures (in some countries the transport athodity skips static matches and automatic recovery of fines). Compatible trucks continue for the second time, avoiding overload and helping the Thurgau police to keep up with the growing operation of the truck. “The level of intervention for the inspection of commercial vehicles is higher due to the system because we can specifically check overloaded vehicles,” Keller said.

“By transmitting data about the speed and accuracy needed to enforce, Cisco industrial switches help us prepare the way to safer, more efficient and sustainable transport.” – Ingrid Sagorz, Product Manager for Transport solutions, Kistler Group

Five advantages of Cisco industrial switches for WIM

Cisco industrial switches play an important role in behind the scenes in the Kitraffic digital platform:

1. Synchronize sensors. The fines are enforceable that Becus trucks operators cannot claim that Kitraffic Digital’s scales are associated with another vehicle or inaccurate. This is because Cisco switches synchronize the internal clocks of all connected Lineas digital sensors with Precision Time Protocol (PTP).
2. Move data at gigabit ethernet speeds. Officers need to know that overweight truck is approaching in time to signal the driver to drag to weighing. Thanks to the Suppinks Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco switches can transmit data from Kistler sensors to PC, which calculates the weight of the vehicle in almost real time. After the tire activates the sensor, the coercive officers generally receive a 2-3 second message.
3. Settlely fit into smuggled road cabinets. One Cisco IE9300 switch with its 24 Downlink ports connects and forces up to 21 Kistler sensors (enough for five lanes), a camera, an industrial computer that calculates the weight of sensor data and router.
4. Resist the rough outdoor conditions. Cisco switches are designed for extreme road temperatures, from frost to hot and humid, ensuring that network connection and data transfers are never endangered by the environment.
5. Last time as a sidewalk. The replacement of devices deployed on distant motorway stets every few years is IMPITE. “The long life of Cisco industrial switches makes them a good match for our sensors, which often survive the sidewalk where they are installed,” said Ingrid Sagorz, product manager for traffic solutions in Kistler Group.

In partnership for SuckyEss

To make the project successful, Cisco Gold Partner Netcloud Kistler has been actively supporting since 2020 to assess and plan network components IoT for weight initiative.

Safer roads, less stress on the sidewalk

With Wim, the Thurgau police are doing safer roads by doing a hard way from the road. Cerimation officers are more effective because they know that trucks for weight. Compatible truckers save time. Travelers enjoy safer ways, thanks to less excavations and congested trucks. In short, WIM is a victory for all – with the exception of transport operators that you comply with weight regulations.

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