Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and future
The Internet of Things (IoT) symbolizes numerous devices which are connected globally through the internet technology and are able to collect and share relevant data. The IoT has thus achieved a significant advancement in the field of sensors, networks, and communication technologies, such as long-t...
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| author | Prashant Singh Zeinab Elmi Vamshi Krishna Meriga Junayed Pasha Maxim A. Dulebenets |
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| description | The Internet of Things (IoT) symbolizes numerous devices which are connected globally through the internet technology and are able to collect and share relevant data. The IoT has thus achieved a significant advancement in the field of sensors, networks, and communication technologies, such as long-term evolution (LTE) technology, fifth generation (5G) technology, wireless sensor networks (WSN), and others. Apart from technological advancements, the ability of IoT to run fully embedded (with or without an operating system), gather real-time data, estimate physical parameters, facilitate decision making based on the data gathered, use of various networks (e.g., local area networks (LAN), low-power wide-area network (LPWAN), cellular LPWAN) has provided enormous opportunities for its applications in the railway industry and other domains. The current study performs a comprehensive holistic survey of various IoT technologies that can be used in railway operations, management, maintenance, video surveillance, and safety at level crossings. This study also discusses current trends in the IoT, emerging IoT technologies, green IoT applications, and various research studies that have been conducted in the areas related to railway applications. Furthermore, various challenges that are associated with the IoT applications are discussed along with potential efforts that can be made to overcome these challenges. The outcomes of this work are expected to offer important insights regarding the applicability of IoT technologies for sustainable railway transportation, their future potential, operational benefits to relevant stakeholders and authorities, as well as critical future research needs that have to be addressed in the following years. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ad87777ea23b4c76a35be5061b9e10102024-11-23T06:31:56ZengElsevierCleaner Logistics and Supply Chain2772-39092022-07-014100065Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and futurePrashant Singh0Zeinab Elmi1Vamshi Krishna Meriga2Junayed Pasha3Maxim A. Dulebenets4Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering, 2035 E Paul Dirac Dr., Sliger Building, Suite 275, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USADepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering, 2035 E Paul Dirac Dr., Sliger Building, Suite 275, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USADepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering, 2035 E Paul Dirac Dr., Sliger Building, Suite 275, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USADepartment of Biomedical, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Gannon University, 130 W 8th St, Erie, PA 16501, USADepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering, 2035 E Paul Dirac Dr., Sliger Building, Suite 275, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA; Corresponding author.The Internet of Things (IoT) symbolizes numerous devices which are connected globally through the internet technology and are able to collect and share relevant data. The IoT has thus achieved a significant advancement in the field of sensors, networks, and communication technologies, such as long-term evolution (LTE) technology, fifth generation (5G) technology, wireless sensor networks (WSN), and others. Apart from technological advancements, the ability of IoT to run fully embedded (with or without an operating system), gather real-time data, estimate physical parameters, facilitate decision making based on the data gathered, use of various networks (e.g., local area networks (LAN), low-power wide-area network (LPWAN), cellular LPWAN) has provided enormous opportunities for its applications in the railway industry and other domains. The current study performs a comprehensive holistic survey of various IoT technologies that can be used in railway operations, management, maintenance, video surveillance, and safety at level crossings. This study also discusses current trends in the IoT, emerging IoT technologies, green IoT applications, and various research studies that have been conducted in the areas related to railway applications. Furthermore, various challenges that are associated with the IoT applications are discussed along with potential efforts that can be made to overcome these challenges. The outcomes of this work are expected to offer important insights regarding the applicability of IoT technologies for sustainable railway transportation, their future potential, operational benefits to relevant stakeholders and authorities, as well as critical future research needs that have to be addressed in the following years.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772390922000385Internet of ThingsRail transportationSustainable transportationIoT benefitsIoT challengesRailway applications |
| spellingShingle | Prashant Singh Zeinab Elmi Vamshi Krishna Meriga Junayed Pasha Maxim A. Dulebenets Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and future Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain Internet of Things Rail transportation Sustainable transportation IoT benefits IoT challenges Railway applications |
| title | Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and future |
| title_full | Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and future |
| title_fullStr | Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and future |
| title_short | Internet of Things for sustainable railway transportation: Past, present, and future |
| title_sort | internet of things for sustainable railway transportation past present and future |
| topic | Internet of Things Rail transportation Sustainable transportation IoT benefits IoT challenges Railway applications |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772390922000385 |
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