Wireless sensor networks for logistics and retail

Author

Zhang, Zhi ; Chen, Qiang ; Bergarp, Tobia ; Norman, Per ; Wikström, Magnus ; Yan, Xiaolang ; Zheng, Li-Rong

Author_Institution

iPack VINN Excellence Center, R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

2009

fDate

17-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Internet of things technologies makes it possible to trace when and where the excellent food or wine is spoiled or loses perfect taste in logistics and retail. This paper describes a system using a two-layered wireless sensor network to monitor the supply chain from manufacturer to consumer, including the network topology, application software on server, and sensor node hardware. It employs GSM/GPRS as the high layer network and semi impulse ultra-wideband radio (IR-UWB) for the low layer communication. We propose GSM Cell-ID location technology for tracking the goods transportation, and time-of-arrival method for local positioning. Finally, the first version of the system implementation and future work are presented.

Keywords

Internet; cellular radio; goods distribution; logistics data processing; packet radio networks; supply chain management; telecommunication network topology; ultra wideband communication; wireless sensor networks; GSM Cell-ID location technology; GSM/GPRS; Internet of things technology; application software; goods transportation; high layer network; local positioning; logistics; low layer communication; network topology; semi impulse ultra-wideband radio; sensor node hardware; supply chain; time-of-arrival method; wireless sensor networks; Food manufacturing; Food technology; GSM; Internet; Logistics; Monitoring; Network topology; Pulp manufacturing; Supply chains; Wireless sensor networks; Cell-ID Positioning; GSM/GPRS; Internet of Things; Two-layered Wireless Sensor Network; semi IR-UWB;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Networked Sensing Systems (INSS), 2009 Sixth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6313-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-6314-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INSS.2009.5409943

Filename

5409943