GATE AUTOMATION

TOC Valencia Anton Bernaerd
8 ‐10 June, 2010 CAMCO Technologies
 CAMCO Technologies
• Vendor of Gate  • Camera systems
Automation solutions • OCR engines
• Independent • Self‐service pedestals
• Focus on Container,  • Gate Operating System –
RO‐RO and Railway GOS
• Develops all core  • Truck – Train – Crane
technologies
• 200 installations worldwide
• + 150,000 truck passages per day
 References

• APM Terminals • NORFOLKLINE • Norfolk Southern

•Rotterdam •Austell, GA

RO‐RO

Intermodal & Rail
Container

• COBELFRET
•Portsmouth, VA •Rotterdam •Croxton, NJ
•Le Havre – TPO •Purfleet •Rickenbacker, OH
•Zeebrugge •Zeebrugge •Landers, IL
• DP World • SEA‐RO • BNSF
•Antwerp Gateway •Chicago, IL
•Le Havre – GMP
• STENA LINE •Alliance, TX
•Germersheim •Europoort‐Rotterdam •San Bernardino, CA
•Gothenburg •Memphis, TN
• SSA Marine
• LHG – Lübeck •Willow Springs, IL
• HUTCHISON
• BTDG – Gdynia • CSX
• HHLA – Hamburg •Chicago, IL
• Port of TRELLEBORG
• EUROGATE • PSA
• VOLVO LOGISTICS
• TRANSNET •Zeebrugge
• Hangö Stevedoring –
•Durban – Pier 1/ DCT • Combinant – Antwerpen
•Ngqura Hanko
• Inter Ferry Boats IFB
• Seayard – Fos‐sur‐Mer • HUTCHISON
•MainHub – Antwerpen
• TPS Valparaiso •Felixstowe ‐ Dooley
•Zomerweg – Antwerpen
•Harwich International
• Port of Portland • Patrick Terminals
• Patrick Terminals
• Port of Leixoes
• Copenhagen Malmö Port
 GATE
AUTOMATION
 Gate Automation
Different concepts:
 Gate Operation
• ISPS check
• Nuclear monitoring
• Identification of truck
• Identification of container
A series of  • Identification of container 
configuration
separate  •
•
IMDG labels
Inbound Booking validation 
processes and  •
•
Outbound check
Seal Number check
sub‐processes •
•
Damage inspection
Customs
• Delivery of EIR
• ...
 Gate Automation
=
Process Automation
 Gate Process Flow
INBOUND
 Physical Implementation
• No stop in front of camera gate
• Matching via front License plate
• Manned Operator booth 

• Images
• Front License plate
• Chassis License plate
• Container number
• ISO code
• IMO Labels
• Door direction
• Container position
• Empty chassis
 Automated Gate
• Majority is pre‐booked
• Stop at Access Control Kiosk – ISPS 
Check
Gate transaction
• Images and OCR data linked to ID Card kiosk
• Unmanned gates with kiosks
• Automatic matching with booking

• Images
• Front License plate
• Chassis License plate
• Container number
• ISO code
• IMO Labels
• Door direction
• Container position
• Empty chassis
 Gate Process Flow
OUTBOUND
The Global Success Rate of a 
gate passage
=
Product of the success rate of 
ALL processes and sub‐
processes
 Gate Automation
Introducing Technologies:

• OCR Camera Portals

• Self‐Service Pedestals

• Gate Operating System‐GOS
OCR
 OCR Camera Systems
Area Scan Line Scan
• 2D images • Full scan of surface

• OCR only or stitched • OCR and Condition

• Limited speed • No speed limitations

• Limited capacity • Fast drive‐through

• No condition recording • High capacity
• OCR accuracy average up to  • High resolution images
to good... • OCR accuracy is excellent
Image Quality
Image Quality
Line‐scan 
 The better the picture

The better the OCR accuracy 
rate
Line‐scan camera technology is the way to go...
 OCR Read Rates
• Statistic result of a population of OCR 
numbers
• Population spanning is typically 24 hrs
• Read rate results: min, avg, mean, max
– Max: 99%
– Avg: 95%
– Mean: 94% 
– Min: 91%
Minimal constant read rate is the most 
important
 OCR in Process
• How to decide if an OCR result can be accepted 
automatically or needs additional verification by 
operator?
• Depends of “Confidence Level”
– E.G. If >98%: accepted w/o manual verification

• Minimal constant read rate is the most important

How to achieve a high minimum constant 
read rate?
CAMCO - OCR Accuracy Rate

>98%
Based on audits of raw results
OCR Camera Systems
 OCR Performance indicators
SPEED IMAGE QUALITY
• Speed of processing • OCR only
• Speed of driving • OCR & Condition recording
– Speed bumps... • 2D or Line‐scan
• Stop in front of portal  • Check images of different 
required days, different weather 
• Supports continuous traffic types, day & night
– Peaks, bursts of traffic
• Max truck capacity per hour
Gate Operating System
Gate Operating System
Gate Operating System

• Command & control of all 
gate processes
• Exception handling
• Validation of data quality
• Real time monitoring
• Logging and auditing
• Interfacing with TOS & 
other host systems
 THANK YOU!

anton@camco.be
TOC Valencia – Booth B76 www.camco.be