Title :
The BluePost - a smart car heating system
Author :
Kaila, Lasse ; Lehti, Lauri ; Häkkinen, Tero ; Myllymäki, Pasi ; Mäkinen, Ville ; Vanhala, Jukka
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
The BluePost is an enhanced car heating post, an electrical distribution box used for heating car engines during cold weather. We saw a need for enhancement of current models, since the design has been relatively unchanged for decades and the user interface is somewhat restricted to simple mechanical on/off control. The BluePost provides additional functionality and a more intuitive user interface, and its energy saving features helps us to save electricity. The BluePost features wireless control and a distributed architecture, utilising both embedded systems and wireless networks.
Keywords :
automobiles; embedded systems; internal combustion engines; BluePost; distributed architecture; electrical distribution box; embedded system; energy saving feature; smart car engine heating system; user interface; wireless control; wireless network; Bluetooth; Clocks; Control systems; Heat engines; Mobile handsets; Network servers; Resistance heating; Temperature control; User interfaces; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, 2005. 25th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2328-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICDCSW.2005.131