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Container Yard Management Concept Presentation

Fourth Prime Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (FPS) is a young company with the vision and focus towards Innovation / R&D and

Automation sectors. Currently we have presence in Automation, Manufacturing, Process Control, Retail industry etc. having a

successful track record of years of innovation in the field of customised software and integrated services offering. FPS is a evolving

technology solutions company with balanced approach to deliver the solution or its components with existing technology / frameworks

available and is active in the field of process automation, asset / item identification its tracking & monitoring, consulting etc. in IT / ITeS,

Tolling, Smart City, e-Governance, SCADA, M – PLC / OPC, Vision Technology and many more.

The company is backed up by OEM’s, who are pioneers of respective business domain and have close collaboration with global

leaders in the field of Automation, Software, Respective Services, Barcode, Security devices, GPS and RFID technologies .

Our key strength lies in our wide experience in the field, world-class research attitude &ability and a strong implementation and

monitoring / maintenance track record.

Team behind FPS has successfully designed and integrated systems for process automation, fleet management, logistics control,

Electronic Toll Collection, Parking Management and despatch / receiving etc. Projects involving sensor integration for remote data

reading have also been commissioned over our own M – PLC Platform and functional WIP using own SCADA application.

Our line-up of applications includes library management, physical security, person safety, enterprise asset tracking, document tracking

solutions, POS solution and fleet management etc.

Strategy of Fourth Prime Solutions Pvt. Ltd.is to master emerging technologies and provide innovative solutions to our customers in

order to address their business needs.

Benefits of the Solution

Fourth Prime Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Information about Container location are available

Immediately & Accurately.

Fully Automated Container Yard Management Solution

& error free container identification & transfer.

Client and server architecture to facilitate centralized

database

Can work under rugged environment and rough

handling.

Digital data capture by system.

Data security

Memory Capacity Up-To 512 bit (UHF).

Data retention up to 10 years

Real time reports

Increase staff utilization & Improves operational

efficiency


Generic View of The Yard

The Cargo Arrangement of a Container Yard forms a 3D

Construct of:

Layers - Counting the Container

Heights from the ground To

upwards.

Bays - Counting the Container

Lengths from the ground

to the End of Yard.

Rows - Counting the Container

Widths from Centre Line

of Yard.

* Bays / Rows coordinates will be captured using GPS at start or S/W logic


Process

Special Customised Container Yard Management Solution is based

on the state of the art RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) & GPS

Technology. The system is based on the Client and server

architecture.

The technical details of the required software and hardware are

given below.

Tag ID entry in Database

Issue of Tags to Containers

Put away of containers in Yard as per the space availability.

Put away location tagging (Location RFID Tag or GPS) and

information capturing in System.

Searching the Container on issue (Tag ID) as per Picking

indent.

Picking of container form the actual location after validation

(Location Tag ID or GPS & Tag ID).


Issue of Container Tag

Tag ID will be read by HHT or Fixed Readers

Attached to the Crain which are connected to

Central Application server thru Wi-Fi or

GPRS connectivity and the data would

fed in the system online at real time.

Alternate of Fixed RFID reader will be RFID

Hand Held Reader which has to be

operated by Crain Operator or

Ground Staff.


Tagging of Container:

Each container will be tagged with a smart

Container Tag that contains a unique ID. The

container description will be entered into a

database along with its tracking number.

The tag can be assigned certain parameters

like Owner, Consigner, Consignee, Destination

location , permitted movement etc.

Over the time the database can build up an

audit trail of the handling and workflow

history of each container.


Container With UHF RFID Tag

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The RFID Tag should be placed on the doors of the container to provide the optimal read distance.


Container Put-away in Yard:

Each Lift will be assigned with RFID Reader

and GPS unit where reader will be connected

to GPS and communicate with Central

Application on GPRS connectivity or Wi-Fi

connectivity.

At the time of put-away RFID reader will read

the Container Tag ID and GPS Device capture

the Coordinate of the location and data will

be passed on to the central Application.

Application logic defines the Row / Colum and

Layer


GPS / RFID Enabled Lift


GPS / RFID enabled Crain 2..


Operator Display & Data Input unit for GPS & RFID Data Capture..


Container Picking:

Picking advice will be displayed on the Screen

of the respective operator.

Operator will reach to the location coordinate

given by system and audio visual indication for

correct or Incorrect location.

Once he reach to right location he will be

assisted for picking of Right container with the

help of RFID Reader attached with Crain and

connected to the screen and central system.


Additional Features of the System. If container is in Layer 1 and there are additional

containers on the top of the advices container, Lift

Operator will get the option to Relocate the top

containers to new location.

System can also analyse the suitability of the Crain to

perform the put-away and picking activity as per the

load capacity of the Crain.

A 3D GIS Display of the yard and containers can be

provided to the client if desired.

Various Reports can be generated at the click of mouse.


Low level System Architecture

System Integration Methodology:

The RFID fixed reader and the G.P.S devices would work hand in hand as Master and Slave devices. The devices would be connected to each other by the means of Serial / TCP or GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) ports.

The RFID reader would sent the data packets as a string containing the “Tag_id”, “Reader_id”, “Date&Time” to the G.P.S unit. The G.P.S unit with the RFID data and the additional data e.g. Lat. / Long. would push it to the central server by the means of G.P.R.S / Wi-Fi based connectivity.


Contd….

The G.P.S information with the RFID data is

routed to one of the Static IP where the

central application would be running.

The application would be smart enough to

Sync with the existing ERP to fetch any

ASN(Advance shipping Note) and generate

the corresponding GRN(Goods receipt

Note) and GDN(Good dispatch note)

through the RFID based system.


Application Flow

The RFID tag is mapped to the container physically and logically into the database with the help of handheld reader.

The crane is fitted with the fixed reader and the G.P.S unit connected to each other.

Once the container is picked by the crane, the fixed reader on the crane detects the tag present in the field. The first read point signifies the pick up point of the container.

The RFID reader pushes the relevant data to the G.P.S unit placed on the crane.

The last read point between the reader and the tag signifies the drop off place with lat/long.


Contd….

The application software updates the first read point and the last read point where the container was picked and dropped off.

The user at any specific point of time can run a container specific search to get the report of the current and the past location of the container.

In case of an event of an error the administrator can be alerted by sending an SMS , an email and the alarm as per the user requirement. These error events can be manually over ridden from the application or can be auto controlled if one follows correct flow or procedure defined in the system.


Software Technical Framework

Server Application Existing ERP installation on Oracle database

Full middleware – manages entry, exit, search, reporting,

etc.

Web-Based RFID Application JAVA / .Net

Java / .Net Business Layer and SQL/Oracle Server Backend

Windows Mobile Based Handheld Application VB.Net with SQL Backend OR Android Application

Easy sync with Client or Web Application over Internet / WiFi / USB

Easy Integration with ERP (SAP, Oracle, other ERP and/or CRM)

Easy Import/Export of Data

Can Support Multiple RFID Readers and Protocols

Design

Container Yard Managment