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© 2008 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Ed Koch, Automation Specialist and Software Product Manager, Bechtel Francis Rabuck, Director, Technology Research, Bentley Systems

Looking Ahead—Exploring RFID and Related Emerging Technologies for

Construction

2 © 2008 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

As the construction and facility-management industries begin to deploy RFID solutions, new issues beyond the selection of readers and tags begin to emerge. This session will explore some of these emerging issues, including infrastructure setup (communication options to consider in an open environment), alternative mobile devices as readers (digital pens and tablets, interactive hands-free or head-mounted mobile devices, and cell phone readers), and unique issues involving rugged and metal-friendly tags (including ATEX certification and data standards).


What’s Ahead for RFID (and related technologies)

•  RFID is just one part of Auto-ID options –  Barcode/Augmented Reality/Image Recognition

•  Wireless Options – New Speeds and Feeds

•  RTLS – More Options, but –  DASH 7 – come convergence

•  Alternative I/O devices, methods –  Golden-I –  Cell Phones

•  Tags –  BAP new roles –  ATEX –  “Smartchips”

•  Systems – GPS/RTLS/Gen 2/Sensors

•  FIATECH Projects –  “Yellow Pages” –  ISO - 15926


Auto-Id - 2D Bar Codes, Augmented Reality, Image Recognition

•  2D Bar Codes have existed for years

•  One way to connect the Physical World to the Digital World

•  Camera phones read the codes and execute an action – phone a friend, send a text message, or open a URL link

•  Augmented Reality works the same way – but includes orientation of code and the result is the display of a 3D object on screen

•  Try Esquire Magazine with a webcam http://www.esquire.com/the-side/augmented-reality

•  Try Microsoft Tags http://www.microsoft.com/tag/


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Wireless “Airscape”

•  Wireless options changing – optimal way to supply connection infrastructure for construction

•  Big Changes - 802.11n, (4G) LTE and WiMax –  802.11n – fits a construction site needs –  Xirrus simplifies “n” installation –  4G – Clear in markets provides a new backhaul option

•  WiMax is both licensed and unlicensed •  LTE – quick conversion by other wireless carriers

•  Resurgence of Bluetooth

•  Office-in-a-box (MyFi)


RTLS – Real Time Location Systems

Watch for trends in combining 2 or more location based technologies!


WiFi Location Based Services

•  Aeroscout

•  Ekahau

•  Newbury Networks (Acquired by Trapeze)

•  PanGo (Acquired by InnerWireless)

•  CISCO Location Appliance 2710

•  802.11 k/v standards for LBS


Active RFID Tracking Applications


Skyhook Wireless – Hybrid Positioning System (XPS)

•  XPS = A-GPS + WPS

•  WPS is WiFi Positioning

•  A-GPS is Assisted GPS

•  Combining the information from both results in better overall accuracy and availability.


Ultra Wide Band (UWB) •  Very low energy levels for short-range

high-bandwidth communications

•  Transmit in a way that doesn't interfere with other more traditional 'narrow band' in the same frequency band

•  Highly accurate positioning

•  Companies producing LBS based on UWB – UbiSense – Time Domain – Sandlinks – Multispectral http://wcsp.eng.usf.edu/UWB_links.html


Sonitor Technologies - Ultrasound •  Does not

penetrate solid walls

•  Does not require line of sight

•  Mechanical waves are immune to interference

•  High security


Comparison of RTLS

Source: Time Domain http://www.timedomain.com/about/Newsroomcontent/RTLSWhitepaper030108.pdf


The Changing User Interface

•  Keyboard and Mouse

•  Digital Pens

•  3D Mouse Alternatives

Keyboard and Mouse

Touch Screen

Voice

Thought

Gesture

Source: CEA Market Research


Digital Pen or Dynamic Plot


Digital Ink/Multi-Touch – a Common Platform

Digital Pen (Anoto)

Digital eInk Tablets – with pen

iPhone …and 15 other Cell Phones

Wacom Tablet

HP Touch Smart

Surface Windows 7

Smartboard

Touchpad

Golden-i


Coming soon

Apple Tablet – Kindle Killer Oversized iTouch

Wacom Bamboo – pen and multitouch

Microsoft Courier – Pen and Multitouch


Wireless ~ Hands-Free ~ Augmented Reality

Mobile PC experience . . .

3 ounce remote access. . . for a 6 pound laptop

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What Makes Golden-i Unique?

•  Hands-Free Form Factor

•  Voice Recognition

•  Head Tracker

•  Bluetooth & WiFi


Voice Recognition

•  Best voice recognition system available today

•  No learning required

•  Always on

•  Typical comments before using Golden-i –  “Voice recognition never works for me” –  “My accent it to strong; it won’t work”

•  Typical comments after using Golden-i –  “Wow !”

•  Voice is primary method of control


Head Tracker

•  Built-in accelerometers and gyroscopes

•  Detect head movement in any direction –  Up / Down –  Left / Right –  Forward / Back

•  Control Mouse Cursor with fine precision

•  Scroll and Pan around Virtual Documents

•  Monitor Physical World (Speed, Acceleration …)

•  Head tracker augments voice control


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Tags

•  Collision of Gen 2, BAP and Active RFID

•  Is ATEX needed? What does it mean?

•  Chips become smarter –  Longer distance –  Rugged forms/standards

•  Numbering standards, serialization


Real Time Data •  Sensor data (volumes)

•  Asset Management, where are: –  Assets –  People/Security

•  Bentley’s recent acquisition’s in Asset Management Space

•  RFID – evolving, more data, smarter tags, IT asset management

•  Bentley Press book on RFID


Electronic Marking Applications Oil & Gas

Non-metallic pipe

Laterals

Valves

Stubs

Encasement ends – conduit ends of

horizontally directionally drilled facilities

Handholes & manholes

Bends & Arcs

Depth Changes

Repair Points

Squeeze points

Test/Interface points for CPS/CPM Crossings

– Water – Major roads

– Rail – Other Utilities


SmartGrid Driving Many Innovations •  Combines Telecommunications and Energy

Management

•  Includes Geospatial, Asset Tracking, Energy Tracking massive infrastructure changes means…

•  Integration of GPS, Active RFID, Passive, Wireless.

•  Sensors passes RFID (Dynamic Data vs. Static Info)

•  RFID tracking of all this new equipment

•  The electric grid is just the beginning – water, gas, transportation, physical infrastructure and more


Smart Cities (IBM, CISCO, GE)

•  Cisco's Big Bet on New Songdo: Creating Cities From Scratch http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/142/the-new-new-urbanism.html?page=0%2C0

•  IBM “Smarter Planet”

•  GE Ecoimagination


Thank You!

Francis Rabuck, CCP, PCLP, CWNA, RFID+ Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Director, Technology Research

685 Stockton Drive Exton, PA 19341 P: 610-321-6354 C: 215-275-6061

Blog:

http://communities.bentley.com/blogs/fran_rabuck_bentleys_blog/default.aspx

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