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Intelligent Container for Maritime Transport

Gwang-Hoon Kwark(paxpia@dau.ac.kr)

Media Device Lab, Dona-A Univ.(http://www.mediadevice.org)

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Contents

Background Project Overview Current Status Future Work Conclusion

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Background

Enlarging Security Issue Post 911 in U.S

Container Security Initiative (CSI) since 2002 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) since 2001 Etc..

How avoiding the Critical Maritime Accident

New Paradigm of Port Logistics Cost Reduction Service Quality for Information Transparency

Driven by Ubiquitous Technology and Law Enforcement “Dummy Container” for only packaging

“Intelligent Container” with Monitoring and Alarming

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Project Overview

Title: R&D Clustering for Secure Container Cargo Managed by Dong-A Univ. Started from last July to June 2013 with 3 Phases that

have 2 years each. Funded by Korean Government, Regional Government,

Joining Companies and Univ. for 19 Billion Won annually. Joining R&D Center

Media Device Lab (Dong-A Univ.) Research Center for Logistics Information Technology (RCLIT,

Pusan Univ.) Digital Manufacturing Information Technology Research

Center (DMITRC, Ulsan Univ.) U-Port IT Research Center (U-Port ITRC, Tongmyong Univ.)

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Project Overview(Cont.)

Outline for ICC Project

1Integration

andCommercial

ization

4Sensor Tag

2Smart

Terminal

3Communication Infrastructure

5Control and Operation System

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Project Overview(Cont.)

Sub-Project 2: Smart Terminal for Safe Container Transport

Prior ResearchPrior Research

433MHz Active Tag 433MHz Active Reader RFID Middleware

Pusan Univ. RCLITPusan Univ. RCLIT

Output Functions

Embedded Smart Terminal

Collection, measurement, identification and security of sensor information

History management (events/accidents etc.)

Smart Reader

Status RecognitionMiddleware

• Developing Smart Terminal that has sensor communication, measurement, identification, and blackbox functions

• Developing Status Recognition Middleware that supports object identification and status seizure

• Developing Smart Reader that includes mobile internet and Mesh Network functions

Embedded Smart Terminal

Smart Reader Status Recognition MiddlewareKPC Co., Ltd.

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Project Overview(Cont.)

Sub-Project 3: Autonomous Communication Equipment for Safe Container Transport

• Multiple Incremental Ad-Hoc network Tech.

• LOS/Metal environment based RF communication tech.

• Low-power oriented platform optimization

Prior ResearchPrior Research

Smart Key for Automobiles- 425MHz RF/125KHz LF Communication

IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence USN Technology

Ubitec Co., Ltd.

Output Functions

Container Gateway

(G/W)

External communication for smart terminal

Ad-Hoc network formation between G/W’s

Container

Network Bridge

Coordination

Point

관리센터

Container

Coordination Point

Container G/W

Container Network Bridge

Dong-A Univ. Media Device LabDong-A Univ. Media Device Lab

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Project Overview(Cont.)

Sub-Project 4: Sensor Node for Safe Container Transport

Prior ResearchPrior Research

Status Monitoring Sensor for Manufacturing Companies

Korea Computer Co., Ltd.

• Sensing devices that monitor the interior physical environment of the container and communicate with the middleware

• Middleware to filter physical environment data and transmit to smart terminal

Output Functions

Sensing Device for Physical

Environment

Monitoring the physical environment of interior part of the container

Sensor

Middleware

SensorSensorMiddlewareMiddleware

SensorSensorMiddlewareMiddleware

SensingSensingdevicedevice

SensingSensingdevicedevice

Ulsan Univ. DMITRCUlsan Univ. DMITRC

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Project Overview(Cont.)

Sub-Project 5: Control and Operation System for Safe Container Transport

• Technology for cargo monitoring function in vessel and port

• Technology for status recognition, instruction and operation functions

Prior ResearchPrior Research

Container Location Measurement System Crane Load Monitoring System

KL-Net Co. Ltd., TSB Co. Ltd., AIGA Co. Ltd.

Output Functions

Cargo Monitoring System in

Vessel/Port

Cargo monitoring function in vessel and port

Control and operation System in

Vessel/Port

Status recognition, instruction and operation functions

Control Info.Control Info.Control Info.Control Info.

InstructionsInstructionsInstructionsInstructions

Control RoomControl RoomControl RoomControl Room

Vessel and Vessel and Port ControlPort ControlVessel and Vessel and Port ControlPort Control

Tongmyong Univ. u-Port ITRCTongmyong Univ. u-Port ITRC

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Project Overview(Cont.)

Sub-Project 1: Integration & Commercialization for Safe Container Transport

• Integration and Test-bed for safe container transport

• Standardization and Quality certification of transport and real-time monitoring for safe container

• Commercialization and Promotion on Clustering

Prior ResearchPrior Research

Port Logistics ManagementSystem Development

Port Operations ManagementSystem Development

Port Handling Equipment Development

Spin-off CompanySpin-off Company

Output Functions

SafeCon

Monitoring cargo status, Security surveillance, Ad-hoc communication support

SafeCon-Ship

SafeCon-Port SafeCon-Ship SafeCon-Port

SafeConSafeCon

Dong-A Univ. R&D CenterDong-A Univ. R&D Center

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Current Status

Acquisition for Customer-oriented Requirement Defining and Modeling the Customer Chain

Container Terminal, Cargo Owner, Forwarder, Detail Interview and Review with each Customer

Defining the System Requirement Designing Spec. for end-user

Setting-Up an Architecture Platform Architecture: Main Chip-Set, OS,

Ex.: Sub-Project 3 – CC2420/MSP430 with TinyOS (1st Phase)

Survey on similar Activity CUSCSP (Canada-United States Cargo Security Project)

driven by NI2

CSD (Container Security Device) driven by GE, SIEMENS, Mitsubishi and Samsung

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Current Status (Cont.)

Generating New IssuesTransition Phase

How IC can be coexisted with Legacy Env. Interoperability

How can the international de Facto standard be made?Adaptivity

How can the IC be physically adapted to the container within regulation?

Reason why we should cooperate with Container ManufacturerPolicy

How can the BlackBox function be used? How can the switching function of IC be guaranteed?

Information Security Switching only, No eavesdrop!!

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Future Work

For Coming true of IC worldSeamless Connection with Land Transport as well as

Maritime TransportCombined with Advanced Info-LogisticsNew Network Infra needed for Ubiquitous Container

rail Tracking on Globe

How about developing Info-Logistics Between Europe and Asia via Railway Cargo Transport combining with Close Maritime Transport.

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Future Work (Cont.)

Info-Logistics for TER-TSR-TKRMultimodal Intelligent Container for Land/Maritime

Transport Network Infrastructure with Linear Mobility for

container node

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Conclusion

Project of Intelligent Container for Maritime Transport

Many Issues to be solvedTransition Phase, Interoperability, Policy .. Etc.

New International Cooperation Activity should be promoted.