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Vehicle identification: TeleTag UHF
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When considering equipping a site with a TeleTag® system, various steps need to be followed.
Site analysis
Gather the basic information required for defining the configuration:
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Site map,
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Direction of traffic,
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Vehicle sizes,
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Vehicle types to be identified
Project definition
Identification zones: define the areas in which the vehicles are to be identified
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Locations,
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Dimensions
Materials choices
Information on the project and conditions gathered in the earlier stages of analysis will feed into the
initial equipment choices: reader type, number of antenna, tag type etc.
Site requirements and constraints will determine the technical choices. This analysis will provide a good
overview of the feasibility of the desired configuration and will help to identify any adaptations or
adjustments that may be required.
Testing
From the outset, we recommend defining the tests required for validating the configuration with the
client (if validation is required). It is important to ensure that representative vehicles and the appropriate
equipment are available for the validation tests.
Installation methodology
Place the vehicle in the typical / desired identification zone
Adjust the antenna height and orientation until the tag can be read
Test the configuration with a moving vehicle
Adjust the antenna to achieve optimum results
This configuration will be optimised for the test vehicle. The set-up will ideally need to be retested
with a vehicle that is very different from the first (higher windscreen, van etc.) in order to ensure the
antenna is positioned so as to cover as wide a range of usage cases as possible.