Army Total Asset Visibility with Enhanced RFID Tracking
November 15, 2010 Recorded Demonstration
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System Overview Server Stores data, allows remote retrieval
Ruggedized iPhone In-the field tracking Asset Barcode for manual
logging of information Zigbee for automated location logging and
monitoring of asset (humidity, tilt, unauthorized movement) Network
Connect reader to server Connect remote stations to server Status:
Currently under development IP-Cloud Online, remote tracking Data
Storage In-the-field tracking Asset Zigbee RFID for logging
location automatically, ensuring proper storage Bar code for manual
location logging
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Value-added of MIS/2000 iPhone Tracking Solution ATAV
Objective: Maintain asset visibility as it moves around the world
Track who handled asset Where it will be next Manage asset status
Find asset on site Integrated communications for anywhere
connectivity In-the field visibility of asset location COTS Cheap,
easily replaced Leverage existing map & GPS capabilities
Familiar intuitive interface for untrained users Extensible
solution to incorporate later applications Support multiple servers
/ data formats with a common reader Improvements with Zigbee add-on
Auto-monitor health of asset with extensible sensors Auto-locate
even between manual check-ins Plug in HW to extend connectivity to:
SRW, ZigBee User location Desired Asset
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CR + iPhone (MIS/2000) COTS for coordinating disaster response
with non first-responders (SAHANA) Communicate over civilian
infrastructure when available, set up TVWS network when not
available In same vein as Mitola / Fette Radar OReilly on your
phone Other apps: Logistics management w/ interface to Zigbee
Maintenance and Intel apps More info: Bob Wiebe:
[email protected]@geltd.net Plug in HW supports ad-hoc TVWS
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Envisioned System Components GameKit APIs Secondary Network
Layer Our Layer (HW) Our App Zigbee Asset App WWAN / WLAN MapKit
Voice / Video / Picture IP Backbone Config Discovery ZigbeeHF Asset
RFID Asset Reader (iPhone) RFID Server HF IP Gateway Zigbee Tier
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Conceptual Prototype Featured capabilities Report location
Detect, report movement Store asset information both locally and at
server Capture, store, retrieve pictures of assets? Want to be able
to pull up a picture of what the asset looked like when originally
scanned Remotely monitor IP Backbone GameKit APIs Built-in
Bluetooth Our App WWAN / WLAN MapKit Voice / Video / Picture Config
Discovery Asset Reader (iPhone) GameKit APIs Built-in Bluetooth Our
App Asset RFID Mockup
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Functional Prototype Adds Zigbee devices as RFID Breadboarded
HW module Scalable real-time sensor monitoring IP Backbone GameKit
APIs Our App WWAN / WLAN MapKit Voice / Video / Picture Config
Discovery Asset Reader (iPhone) Custom Zigbee Sublayer
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User Login Controls access to reader Different levels of access
given to different user classes User data stored on server
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Main View Five primary menus User Information Asset location,
movement history General asset management Management of local
assets Warnings of critical events Manage user login, wireless
connections View location of assets Movement history (Default view)
Manage assets not immediately accessible (search) Local asset
management Asset warnings that need immediate user attention
Wireless Network Availability
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Alerts Events that need immediate user attention Generally from
sensor information Examples Pallet is tilting beyond bounds Excess
temperature Unauthorized movement Alerts from RFIDs in area
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Server Role: Master data repository for asset information
Support searches / queries for assets from reader Merge routine
written for later integration with ATAV Authenticate users / roles
Design notes: MySQL for DBMS same as internal database in iPhone
Native support for OpenGIS (geographic info) Supports web access of
information Allows easy access for apps developed by 3 rd parties
JSON used for data transfer Like XML, but more compact Local and
remote access to server Database Design
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Individual Asset View / Management Fetches information from
server and RFID to ensure harmonized Extensible fields User
editable Select from Set of assets either from list returned from
search or from RFIDs in area
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Online Maintenance Help Each asset has a field that provides a
URL for maintenance / help information on that asset Possibly a
NULL field Double-clicking URL spawns iPhone Browser to start help
located at URL Envisioned as webpage with step-by-step descriptions
of how to repair / maintain asset Possible tie-in to maintenance
history
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Map Views Allows viewing of own location and desired asset View
lists of assets from: Search results RFIDs in the area View
movement history of single device User location Related Asset
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Edit Interface Allows the field user to update information
about the asset Update descriptions Dunnage info Update photo Note
damage
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Asset Manager View Provides mechanism for manually creating /
deleting / combining assets in the field Accessibility limited by
user permissions
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Device Configuration View Provides a means to configure user
options and allowable wireless links
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Project Status Conceptual Prototype Operational server, reader,
conceptual RFID (iPhone) To be demonstrated in Hawthorne in
December to refine operation Functional Prototype Development to
begin in December Interface with ZigBee developers kit Scalable
sensors More information: Bob Wiebe [email protected][email protected] NEXT: Functional Prototype
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Project Status Conceptual Prototype Operational server, reader,
conceptual RFID (iPhone) To be demonstrated in Hawthorne in
December to refine operation Functional Prototype Development to
begin in December Interface with ZigBee developers kit Scalable
sensors More information: Bob Wiebe [email protected][email protected] NEXT: Functional Prototype