Looking Ahead - Exploring Technologies for Construction
Transcript of Looking Ahead - Exploring Technologies for Construction
Looking Ahead - Exploring
RFID and Related Emerging
Technologies for Construction
Francis Rabuck, CWNA, RFID+
Director, Technology Research
Looking Ahead—Exploring RFID and Related Emerging
Technologies for Construction
As the construction and facility-management (FM) industry
begins to deploy RFID solutions, new issues beyond the
selection of RFID reader and tag technologies begin to
emerge. This session will explore some of these emerging
issues, including communications infrastructure on-site;
automatic-identification technologies for Near Field
Communication (NFC) and bar codes; real-time locating
systems (RTLS); intelligent infrastructure for roads, bridges
and buildings; the role of new mobile and tablet operating-
system (OS) devices; the SmartGrid; and the role of sensors.
Learn how these technologies will dramatically change the
future of the construction industry and the owner-operator
environment.
About Bentley …
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects,
engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with
comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure
What’s Ahead for RFID (and related technologies)• RFID – WIRELESS – SENSORS
• Wireless Options – New Speeds and Feeds
• RFID is just one part of Auto-ID options
– Barcode/NFC/Augmented Reality/Image Recognition
• RTLS – More Options, but
– DASH 7 – come convergence
• Intelligent Trenches – Subsurface Applications
• Alternative I/O devices, methods
– Cell Phones
– Tablets
– Pens
– Golden-I
• Sensors
• 3D Technologies
• Robotics and applications in construction
• ISO standards – “15926” and FIATECH work
Interconnected Technologies
• Wireless – transmission of data over the air
• RFID – Radio Frequency Identification, part of
the Auto-Id family of technologies
• Sensors – Measure or sense the surroundings
• Two or more of these often combined, e.g.
Wireless Sensor Networks (ZigBee)
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Wireless – Top 5 to Watch• WiFi – the Next Generation – 802.11n
– MIMO – Multiple Input/Multiple Output = More Resilence + Higher
Speed (140MBs)
– Channel Bonding (more data faster)
– Payload Optimization
– Key Point – Look for it in Client Devices now!
• Wide Area Network (WAN) – 4G
– WiMax – Clear, Sprint, Comcast and You!
– LTE – Most Wireless Carriers move to 4G – More Hype than Installs
• MiFi devices (Use a WAN as a backbone, WiFi Router)
– Part of a trend to combine multiple wireless services
– Every device won’t require a wireless carrier subscription
– Scalable solutions for 4-16 users
• WiFi Direct – Peer-to-Peer – revised
• WiGig – 60 Ghz – over 1Gbps – upto 7Gbps
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Auto-Id : 2D Bar Codes/NFC, 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
information or a 3D object on screen
• Try Esquire Magazine with a webcamhttp://www.esquire.com/the-side/augmented-reality
• Try Microsoft Tags
http://www.microsoft.com/tag/
Augmented Reality – driven by iPhone, Android –
devices that have GPS, cameras, orientation sensors –
and processing power.
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
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 – Preconference Sponsor showing various
applications
– Multispectral (Zebra)
Sonitor Technologies - Ultrasound
• Does not
penetrate solid
walls
• Does not
require line of
sight
• Mechanical
waves are
immune to
interference
• High security
Tags
• Passive Gen2 Tags for Metal!
• Collision of Gen 2, BAP and Active RFID
• Is ATEX needed? What does it mean?
• Chips become smarter
– Longer distance
– Rugged forms/standards
• Watch DASH-7 – Active RFID standards
… and “Plans or other suitable information about all buried services in the area should be obtained before excavation work starts… “ (HSG47)
Around 4 million works are carried out in the street each year PLUS up to another 1 million works away from the street …
What is The issue ?
• Records of underground assets are incomplete and inconsistent
• There is no standard approach to sharing records
• Utility Mapping technologies are not 100% effective within every site situation
This is Where The Problems Start…
…Resulting in
• The impact on society including costs of delays to
road users, disruption to business, environmental
damage and safety costs, which total an estimated
£5.5 billion per year
• Consequential loss of supply or service
• Damage to brand image and reputation
• Extended job times
• Abortive and unnecessary work
• Damage to third party assets, estimated at
£150 million per year (2005)
• Risk to safety of workers and to the public
All of Which Can Lead to…
Process Flow
Data Synchronised with ITC Database
Marker Data Uploaded to PDA
iD MarkerCopyright © 2009 Intelligent Trench Consortium
ITC uses the 3M Dynatel™EMS-iD Intelligent Marker systems
Each marker has a unique ID and is capable of being programmed to provide position and identification data recorded as part of any survey (enabling pinpoint location and required information for each individual pipe or cable)
Markers require no battery and have been successfully used for more than 30 years and continue to provide vital information
Intelligent Underground Markers
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
Subsurface Opportunities
• Hosted Web based solution
• Spatial database
• Single database eliminates data silos
National data available from one source
The Changing User Interface
• Keyboard and Mouse
• Digital Pens
• 3D Mouse Alternatives
The Changing User InterfaceDesired ways to interact with PC: Next 5 years
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75
66
34
27
0 50 100
Keyboard and Mouse
Touch Screen
Voice
Thought
Gesture
Source: CEA Market Research
• Screens are Touch/Pen Enabled/High
Resolution, even 3D
• Often include other features: GPS,
Cameras, Accelerometers, Compass
and more
• New 4G speeds – approach broadband
speeds
• iPad Panovision
Tablet Devices Change the Game
• Vendors Tablets– Aluratek
– Augen
– Coby
– Cydle
– Enspert
– Lenova
– Kyros
– Naxa
– NEC
– Noah
– RIM
– Sungale
– Toshiba
– Vizio
– iStation
and more…
Tablets announced at CES 2011
Touch and Pen – Perfect Together
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20100409/microsoft-research-manual-deskterity-synergy-pen-touch/
Paper Remains the Preferred
Media for Review
It’s Portable It’s Recyclable
It’s Rollable It’s Scalable
Markup Review & Transfer
Process Suffers
Design is computer-based Review is paper-based
Two worlds are disconnected Synchronizing both is slow
The Size of the Problem• The average project will produce 10,000 plotted drawings
• 80% of the plots get marked up and get synchronized with
models
• Average manual time to synchronize markups = 15 mins
• Total time = 8,000 * 15mins = 2,000 Hours
• 2,000 Hours are wasted – AT LEAST – IF the markups are
transferred immediately
Synchronize Markups Immediately
Integrate the PC and Paper Capture Markups in Real-Time
Enable Error-Free Transfer Synchronize Markups Immediately
ProjectWise Dynamic Plot
Print Using Everyday
Printers and Plotters
Capture Drawing Markups
in Real-Time
Printed Drawings with
“Dynamic” Layer
Download and
Synchronize Markups
Prepare Drawing
for Plotting
View Markups with
Original Source Model
Jon Peddie Research
“Seeing ProjectWise Dynamic Plot the first time causes a „slap-to-the-head‟ moment
as you think “Why didn’t anyone do this sooner for distributed teams? It‟s not
just the technology, it‟s the way ProjectWise Dynamic Plot fits comfortably into
existing review workflows, that makes it an easy choice for many companies.”
Kathleen Maher
Vice President, Jon Peddie Research
Wireless ~ Hands-Free ~ Augmented Reality
Mobile PC experience . . .
3 ounce remote access. . . for a 6 pound laptop
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Confidential
• 2010
• YouTube – video with +27,000 views
• Technology Services Industry Association – Vision Award
• The New York Times – Technology Online slideshow
• Popular Science – Technology Predictions 2010
• Law Enforcement Technology – feature article
• Speech Technology Magazine – technology article
• Wired News – blog post
• 2009
• Engineering News Record – article and video
• Engadget – blog post
• Gizmodo – blog post
Concept Recognition and Awards
Motorola HMD Technology Vision
Data Capture ModulesCamera Laser Scanner
Imager Laser Range Finder
RFID Other Sensors
Voice, Video, DataAugmented Reality
Virtual Reality
Hi-Res Micro DisplayAdvanced Display Optics 3D Graphics Accelerator
Virtual Display Screen360° 6-Axis Head-Tracker
Motorola HMDHands-Free
Mobile Communications
Next-Gen HMDMiniaturization
HMD Features and Specifications
System
• Texas Instruments OMAP processor
• Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3
operating system
• Nuance VoCon3200 speech recognition
and text to speech
• 3D graphics accelerator
• Hillcrest Labs 6-axis tracking and gesture
module
• Battery life 8-10 hours (design goal)
Features
• 512MB NAND Flash, 256MB DDR3
SDRAM memory
• 16GB MicroSD Card
• USB 2.0
• Modular peripheral interface
• Audio companion chip
• Aurisound NCS software
• Ittiam Systems BSP software
• IP65 rugged design
Display
• Kopin digital, LCD XGA micro
color display (1024 x 768 x 3)
• Transmissive TFT active
matrix LCD technology
• Operational (-40 to +60
Deg.C), storage (-55 to +80)
Deg.C)
Connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Bluetopia® Stonestreet One
Bluetooth software stack
• Bluetooth / WLAN 802.11 b/g
low powerOptics
• 32 degree field of view (FOV)
• 3 injection molded elements
• Mil. Std.810F anti-scratch,
anti-glare coating
Sensors - 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
Sensors and Infrastructure Health
• HP CeNSE
• Ben Franklin
Bridge
• Drexel –
Bentley work on
Tacony
Palmyra Bridge
Chinese Joint
Projects
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_09/b4121042656141.htm
Smart Cities (IBM, CISCO, GE)• Cisco's Big Bet on New Songdo: Creating Cities From
Scratchhttp://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/142/the-new-new-urbanism.html?page=0%2C0
• IBM “Smarter Planet”
• GE Ecoimagination
• Standard for interoperability and the
integration of lifecycle information
• Standardizes:– Dictionary and Taxonomy
– Information Organization
– How computer systems connect, exchange and
share information
• Implemented using standards from the
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Interoperability using ISO 15926
Slide
ISO 15926 - Data Model and Reference Data Library
Core
Classes
Standard &
Proprietary
Properties Classes
Manufacturer Specified Properties Classes
Core
Classes
Standard &
Proprietary
Activity Classes
Manufacturer Specified Activity Classes
RDL
Common
Terminology
CoreClasses
Standard &
Proprietary
Classes
Manufactured Item Classes
Standardised in
ISO 15926-2
Product Catalogues
represented using
ISO 15926
Standardised in
ISO 15926-4
Standardised by e.g.
ISO /IEC/ ANSI/
BS/DIN,
represented using
ISO 15926
Data Model
Project Data
The iRING
ISO 15926 Realtime Interoperability Network Grid
EPC
Owner Operator
RDS/WIPEPC
Supplier
ISO 15926
ISO 15926
Supplier
Supplier
Job Site
RFID for Materials Management
• First book on RFID in Materials Management for Construction
• Focus on Passive Tags/Gen 2
• ISO 15926 integration under consideration
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
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