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Full steam ahead for UniSA’s train software app
Almost 40 years ago, Peter Pudney was riding the trains between Gawler and Adelaide, working on a simple algorithm to help drivers keep time and reduce their energy use.
A master’s student at the-then South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT), the software he helped develop would count the number of times the wheels on a train went around to calculate where it was on a trip.
Today, GPS has replaced manual wheel counts and the algorithm – refined and honed over four decades – now runs in the cabs of 8,000 passenger, freight, and heavy haul trains on four continents.
We’re excited to bring you another episode in a new series called, Campus Conversations.
Learn more about the faculty and staff that make up the community here at Loyalist College.
Listen to our conversation with Phil Howlett, who is a professor in the Community and Justice Services program.
Campus Conversations can be heard on 91X Thursdays at 10:30 am and Sundays at 7:30 am.