EP0111592A1 - Automatic information system for mobile objects - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an automatic control system for mobile objects, consisting of response units arranged on the mobile objects, in which information about the respective object is stored, and at least one interrogation unit which, when passing through a response unit, transmits a carrier signal of a first frequency to it for dining a converter in the response unit, which transmits a signal of a second frequency modulated with the stored information to the interrogation unit.
- Such an information system equipped with query and response units is known from DE-OS 28 46 129. It is a flexible handling of these response units that they have to be connected externally to an operating energy source or to be equipped with their own operating energy source.
- a ferrite rod antenna is installed on each response unit to receive the carrier signal transmitted by the interrogation unit.
- the response unit also has a second antenna, namely for sending a response signal to the interrogation unit, which is a signal modulated with the information stored in the response unit of a different frequency than that of the received carrier signal. Equipping the response unit with two different antennas results in a large and bulky construction of the response units.
- the invention is based on the object of designing the response unit of the automatic control system of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it has a compact, easy-to-handle shape in order to enable flexible use on a wide variety of mobile objects.
- this object is achieved in that a signal component coupled by the carrier signal in the response unit serves as operating energy for the electronic circuit parts of the response unit.
- the response unit according to the invention can therefore be constructed in a very handy form, because it does not require its own energy source and, moreover, only a single antenna in the form of an induction coil in order both to receive a signal supplying the operating voltage and to transmit an information signal to an interrogation unit.
- the automatic information system mentioned at the beginning can be used to identify mobile objects such as identify rail-bound vehicles or goods moving with conveyor belts or the like.
- the information system can also be used to guide mobile objects to specific locations intended for them.
- information (address of goods to be shipped, size and shape of an assembly part, etc.) must be requested from each of the objects to be transported to different locations, with which the desired transport destination is linked.
- the mobile objects are equipped with response units in which information relating to the desired destinations can be stored for the respective object.
- an interrogation unit At one point on the transport route there is an interrogation unit, which reads the information from its response units as the objects pass and transmits them to a central computer, which then takes over control of the transport route.
- the input of the response unit AW contains two resonant circuits, a first of which consists of an inductor L1 and a capacitor C connected in parallel with it, and a second of the inductor L1 which is formed of this capacitor C connected in parallel and a further inductor L2 connected in series .
- these two inductors are realized by a single induction coil provided with a tap.
- the induction coil fulfills the task as a receiving antenna for one generated by the oscillator 01 of the interrogation unit AF and radiated carrier signal of frequency f 1 .
- the second resonance circuit composed of the inductances L1, L2 and the capacitance C is tuned to this frequency f 1 .
- a coupler K is connected to this second resonance circuit, which feeds part of the carrier signal of frequency f 1 to an input of a converter and modulator M and the other part to a rectifier D, which converts this signal component into a DC supply voltage VS for the electronic components of the response unit.
- the response unit AW now receives a carrier signal of frequency f 1 as it passes the interrogation unit AF, the information stored in the memory S becomes a carrier signal of frequency f 2 with the aid of a modulator, which is generated by converting the carrier signal component of frequency f 1 with the signal an oscillator 02 connected to the converter / modulator M is formed, modulated.
- the induction coil which together with the capacitance C forms a resonance circuit tuned to exactly this frequency f 2 , sends the information signal to the interrogation unit AF.
- the interrogation unit has the same resonance circuits tuned to the frequencies f 1 and f 2 as the response unit.
- the interrogation unit is expediently also equipped with only a single induction coil, which is both part of the first resonance circuit and part of the second resonance circuit.
- the information signal received by the interrogation unit via the induction coil reaches a demodulator DM, at the output of which the information can be tapped from the memory S of the response unit.
- the detected information is finally transmitted to a central computer, which then carries out the route control for the mobile objects.
- the response unit AW is provided with only one induction coil as an antenna for receiving the energy signal and for transmitting the information signal. 2, a very compact and easy-to-use design for the response unit AW is possible.
- the electronic circuit parts of the response unit are housed in a cuboid, flat housing, around the narrow sides of which the induction coil IS is wound. A trench-shaped indentation in the narrow sides of the housing gives the induction coil a secure hold.
- a switch or keypad TF is arranged as an input unit (designated E in Fig. 1) for the memory. If a response unit is attached to a mobile object, the current information of the respective object can always be entered into the memory manually using the switch or keypad. The entry into the memory can also be done remotely by means of an opto or ultrasound transmitter. Instead of the keypad TF, the housing would then have to be provided with an opto or ultrasound receiving element.
- An optical display AZ on the front of the housing provides information about all or part of the memory content.
- the information that is to be written into the memory can also be transmitted from the interrogation unit to the response unit by modulating this information onto the carrier signal in the interrogation unit .
- Another external station can also transmit a carrier wirelessly or via a conductor that can be connected to the response unit and to which the information for the memory of the response unit is modulated.
- Adhesive elements e.g. Magnetic stripes are attached, which allow the response units to be quickly attached to a mobile object (railway car, container, etc.).
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein automatisches Leitsystem für mobile Objekte, bestehend aus an den mobilen Objekten angeordneten Antworteinheiten, in denen Informationen über das jeweilige Objekt abgespeichert sind, und mindestens einer Abfrageeinheit, die beim Passieren einer Antworteinheit an diese ein Trägersignal einer ersten Frequenz überträgt zum Speisen eines Umsetzers in der Antworteinheit, die ein mit der gespeicherten Information moduliertes Signal einer zweiten Frequenz an die Abfrageeinheit aussendet.The present invention relates to an automatic control system for mobile objects, consisting of response units arranged on the mobile objects, in which information about the respective object is stored, and at least one interrogation unit which, when passing through a response unit, transmits a carrier signal of a first frequency to it for dining a converter in the response unit, which transmits a signal of a second frequency modulated with the stored information to the interrogation unit.
Ein derartiges mit Abfrage- und Antworteinheiten ausgestattetes Informationssystem ist aus der DE-OS 28 46 129 bekannt. Es steht einer flexiblen Handhabung dieser Antworteinheiten entgegen, daß sie extern an eine Betriebsenergiequelle angeschlossen oder mit einer eigenen Betriebsenergiequelle bestückt werden müssen. Zum Empfang des von der Abfrageeinheit ausgesendeten Trägersignals ist an jeder Antworteinheit eine Ferritstabantenne installiert. Die Antworteinheit besitzt aber noch eine zweite Antenne, nämlich zum Aussenden eines Antwortsignals an die Abfrageeinheit, welches ein mit der in der Antworteinheit abgespeicherten Information moduliertes Signal ist von einer anderen Frequenz als die des empfangenen Trägersignals. Die Bestückung der Antworteinheit mit zwei verschiedenen Antennen bringt eine großräumige und sperrige Bauweise der Antworteinheiten mit sich.Such an information system equipped with query and response units is known from DE-OS 28 46 129. It is a flexible handling of these response units that they have to be connected externally to an operating energy source or to be equipped with their own operating energy source. A ferrite rod antenna is installed on each response unit to receive the carrier signal transmitted by the interrogation unit. However, the response unit also has a second antenna, namely for sending a response signal to the interrogation unit, which is a signal modulated with the information stored in the response unit of a different frequency than that of the received carrier signal. Equipping the response unit with two different antennas results in a large and bulky construction of the response units.
Der Erfindung liegt nun die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Antworteinheit des automatischen Leitsystems der eingangs genannten Art so auszubilden, daß es eine kompakte, leicht handhabbare Gestalt erhält, um einen flexiblen Einsatz an verschiedensten mobilen Objekten zu ermöglichen.The invention is based on the object of designing the response unit of the automatic control system of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it has a compact, easy-to-handle shape in order to enable flexible use on a wide variety of mobile objects.
Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe dadurch_gelöst, daß ein von dem Trägersignal in der Antworteinheit angekoppelter Signalanteil als Betriebsenergie für die elektronischen Schaltungsteile der Antworteinheit dient.According to the invention, this object is achieved in that a signal component coupled by the carrier signal in the response unit serves as operating energy for the electronic circuit parts of the response unit.
Zweckmäßige Ausführungen und Anwendungen der Erfindung gehen aus den Unteransprüchen hervor.Appropriate embodiments and applications of the invention emerge from the subclaims.
Die erfindungsgemäße Antworteinheit läßt sich deshalb in einer sehr handlichen Form aufbauen, weil eben keine eigene Energiequelle und außerdem nur eine einzige Antenne in Form einer Induktionsspule benötigt wird, um sowohl ein die Betriebsspannung lieferndes Signal zu empfangen als auch ein Informationssignal an eine Abfrageeinheit auszusenden.The response unit according to the invention can therefore be constructed in a very handy form, because it does not require its own energy source and, moreover, only a single antenna in the form of an induction coil in order both to receive a signal supplying the operating voltage and to transmit an information signal to an interrogation unit.
Anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels wird nun die Erfindung näher erläutert. Es zeigen
- Fig. 1 die Prinzipschaltbilder einer Abfrage-und einer Antworteinheit und
- Fig. 2 die äußere Gestalt einer Antworteinheit.
- 1 shows the basic circuit diagrams of a query unit and a response unit and
- Fig. 2 shows the outer shape of a response unit.
Das zu Beginn angesprochene automatische Informationssystem kann dazu verwendet werden, mobile Objekte, wie z.B. schienengebundene Fahrzeuge oder mit Transportbändern bewegte Güter oder dergleichen zu identifizieren. Auch kann das Informationssystem ausgenutzt werden, um mobile Objekte an bestimmte diesen zugedachte Orte zu leiten.The automatic information system mentioned at the beginning can be used to identify mobile objects such as identify rail-bound vehicles or goods moving with conveyor belts or the like. The information system can also be used to guide mobile objects to specific locations intended for them.
Um ein solches Leitsystem zu realisieren, muß von jedem der an unterschiedliche Orte zu transportierenden Objekte eine Information (Adresse von zu versendenden Gütern, Größe und Form eines Montageteils etc.) abgefragt werden, mit der das gewünschte Transportziel verknüpft ist. Zu diesem Zweck werden die mobilen Objekte mit Antworteinheiten bestückt, in denen auf gewünschte Bestimmungsorte hinweisende Informationen des jeweiligen Objektes abgespeichert werden können. An einer Stelle an der Transportstrecke ist eine Abfrageeinheit postiert, welche beim Vorbeifahren der Objekte aus deren Antworteinheiten die Informationen herausliest und sie einem Zentralrechner übermittelt, der dann die Steuerung des Transportweges übernimmt.In order to implement such a control system, information (address of goods to be shipped, size and shape of an assembly part, etc.) must be requested from each of the objects to be transported to different locations, with which the desired transport destination is linked. For this purpose, the mobile objects are equipped with response units in which information relating to the desired destinations can be stored for the respective object. At one point on the transport route there is an interrogation unit, which reads the information from its response units as the objects pass and transmits them to a central computer, which then takes over control of the transport route.
Wie die Abfrageeinheit AF und die Antworteinheit AW prinzipiell aufgebaut sind, kann man der Fig. 1 entnehmen. Der Eingang der- Antworteinheit AW enthält zwei Resonanzkreise, von denen ein erster aus einer Induktivität L1 und einer zu dieser parallel geschalteten Kapazität C besteht und ein zweiter aus der Induktivität L1, der dieser parallelgeschalteten Kapazität C und einer weiteren in Reihe geschalteten Induktivität L2 gebildet ist. Erfindungsgemäß sind diese beiden Induktivitäten durch eine einzige mit einer Anzapfung versehene Induktionsspule realisiert.How the query unit AF and the response unit AW are constructed in principle can be seen in FIG. 1. The input of the response unit AW contains two resonant circuits, a first of which consists of an inductor L1 and a capacitor C connected in parallel with it, and a second of the inductor L1 which is formed of this capacitor C connected in parallel and a further inductor L2 connected in series . According to the invention, these two inductors are realized by a single induction coil provided with a tap.
Die Induktionsspule erfüllt die Aufgabe als Empfangsantenne für ein vom Oszillator 01 der Abfrageeinheit AF erzeugtes und abgestrahltes Trägersignal der Frequenz f1. Auf diese Frequenz f1 ist der zweite sich aus den Induktivitäten L1, L2 und der Kapazität C zusammensetzende Resonanzkreis abgestimmt. An diesen zweiten Resonanzkreis ist ein Koppler K angeschlossen, der einen Teil des Trägersignals der Frequenz f1 einem Eingang eines Umsetzers und Modulators M und den anderen Teil einem Gleichrichter D zuführt, der diesen Signalanteil in eine Versorgungsgleichspannung VS für die elektronischen Bauelemente der Antworteinheit umwandelt. Wenn nun die Antworteinheit AW beim Vorbeifahren an der Abfrageeinheit AF ein Trägersignal der Frequenz f, empfängt, wird die im Speicher S abgelegte Information mit Hilfe eines Modulators einem Trägersignal der Frequenz f2, das durch eine Umsetzung des Trägersignalanteils der Frequenz f1 mit dem Signal eines an den Umsetzer/Modulator M angeschlossenen Oszillators 02 entsteht, aufmoduliert.The induction coil fulfills the task as a receiving antenna for one generated by the
Die Induktionsspule, welche ja mit der Kapazität C zusammen ein auf genau diese Frequenz f2 abgestimmten Resonanzkreis bildet, sendet das Informationssignal an die Abfrageeinheit AF aus.The induction coil, which together with the capacitance C forms a resonance circuit tuned to exactly this frequency f 2 , sends the information signal to the interrogation unit AF.
Die Abfrageeinheit besitzt die gleichen auf die Frequenzen f1 und f2 abgestimmten Resonanzkreise wie die Antworteinheit. Zweckmäßigerweise ist die Abfrageeinheit auch nur mit einer einzigen Induktionsspule ausgestattet, die sowohl Teil des ersten Resonanzkreises als auch Teil des zweiten Resonanzkreises ist. Das von der Abfrageeinheit über die Induktionsspule empfangene Informationssignal gelangt zu einem Demodulator DM, an dessen Ausgang die Information aus dem Speicher S der Antworteinheit abgreifbar ist. Die detektierte Information wird schließlich zu einem Zentralrechner übertragen, der dann die Wegesteuerung für die mobilen Objekte vornimmt.The interrogation unit has the same resonance circuits tuned to the frequencies f 1 and f 2 as the response unit. The interrogation unit is expediently also equipped with only a single induction coil, which is both part of the first resonance circuit and part of the second resonance circuit. The information signal received by the interrogation unit via the induction coil reaches a demodulator DM, at the output of which the information can be tapped from the memory S of the response unit. The detected information is finally transmitted to a central computer, which then carries out the route control for the mobile objects.
Es erweist sich als sehr vorteilhaft, daß die Antworteinheit AW als Antenne für den Empfang des Energiesignals und für das Aussenden des Informationssignals nur mit einer Induktionsspule versehen ist. Damit ist, wie die Fig. 2 verdeutlicht, eine sehr kompakte und gut handhabbare Bauweise für die Antworteinheit AW möglich. Dabei sind die elektronischen Schaltungsteile der Antworteinheit in einem quaderförmigen, flachen Gehäuse untergebracht, um dessen Schmalseiten die Induktionsspule IS gewickelt ist. Eine grabenförmige Eindellung in den Schmalseiten des Gehauses verleiht der Induktionsspule einen sicheren Halt.It proves to be very advantageous that the response unit AW is provided with only one induction coil as an antenna for receiving the energy signal and for transmitting the information signal. 2, a very compact and easy-to-use design for the response unit AW is possible. The electronic circuit parts of the response unit are housed in a cuboid, flat housing, around the narrow sides of which the induction coil IS is wound. A trench-shaped indentation in the narrow sides of the housing gives the induction coil a secure hold.
An der Vorderseite des Gehäuses ist ein Schalter- oder Tastenfeld TF als Eingabeeinheit (in Fig..1 mit E bezeichnet) für den Speicher angeordnet. Wenn eine Antworteinheit an ein mobiles Objekt angehängt wird, können stets per Hand die aktuellen Informationen des jeweiligen Objekts über das Schalter- oder Tastenfeld in den Speicher eingegeben werden. Auch kann die Eingabe in den Speicher aus der Ferne mittels eines Opto- oder Ultraschallsenders erfolgen. Anstelle des Tastenfeldes TF wäre dann das Gehäuse mit einem Opto- oder Ultraschallempfangselement zu versehen. Eine optische Anzeige AZ an der Vorderseite des Gehäuses gibt Auskunft über den ganzen oder einen Teil des Speicherinhalts.At the front of the housing, a switch or keypad TF is arranged as an input unit (designated E in Fig. 1) for the memory. If a response unit is attached to a mobile object, the current information of the respective object can always be entered into the memory manually using the switch or keypad. The entry into the memory can also be done remotely by means of an opto or ultrasound transmitter. Instead of the keypad TF, the housing would then have to be provided with an opto or ultrasound receiving element. An optical display AZ on the front of the housing provides information about all or part of the memory content.
Die Information, die in den Speicher eingeschrieben werden soll, kann auch von der Abfrageeinheit an die Antworteinheit übertragen werden, indem man dem Trägersignal in der Abfrageeinheit diese Information aufmoduliert.. Auch kann von einer anderen externen Station ein Träger drahtlos oder über einen mit der Antworteinheit verbindbaren Leiter ausgesendet werden, dem die Information für den Speicher der Antworteinheit aufmoduliert ist.The information that is to be written into the memory can also be transmitted from the interrogation unit to the response unit by modulating this information onto the carrier signal in the interrogation unit . . Another external station can also transmit a carrier wirelessly or via a conductor that can be connected to the response unit and to which the information for the memory of the response unit is modulated.
An der Rückseite des Gehäuses könnten Haftelemente, z.B. Magnetstreifen, angebracht werden, die ein schnelles Anheften der Antworteinheiten an ein mobiles Objekt (Eisenbahnwagen, Kontainer etc.) ermöglichen.Adhesive elements, e.g. Magnetic stripes are attached, which allow the response units to be quickly attached to a mobile object (railway car, container, etc.).
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