Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/INSS.2009.5409943
