Title :
Wireless Sensor Network for Intelligent Inventory Management for Packaged Gases
Author :
Mason, A. ; Al-Shamma, A.I. ; Shaw, A.
Author_Institution :
RF & Microwave Group, Liverpool John Moores Univ., Liverpool, UK
Abstract :
Gas cylinders are used in many different situations, such as in research, in industry, in healthcare, and even in the home. Due to demand in such a wide variety of circumstances, there is the inevitable ambition of gas suppliers to improve the efficiency of their business. To this end, a tracking system is proposed in this paper in order to provide such improved efficiency whilst also integrating sensors in order to monitor gas cylinders from a safety perspective. A prototype system is presented and its operation described in detail. Preliminary results from the prototype system are also shown and the sensors implemented for demonstration are discussed. Future work to be conducted is also alluded to.
Keywords :
containers; gas industry; graphical user interfaces; inventory management; monitoring; packaging; shapes (structures); tracking; wireless sensor networks; GUI; gas cylinder monitoring; hand held unit; intelligent inventory management; packaged gases; safety perspective; tracking system; wireless sensor network; Gas industry; Gases; Intelligent networks; Intelligent sensors; Inventory management; Medical services; Packaging; Prototypes; Sensor systems; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Developments in eSystems Engineering (DESE), 2009 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Abu Dhabi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5401-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5402-0
DOI :
10.1109/DeSE.2009.77
