Monthly Archives: May 2017

Speaker: Jeroen Hoebeke, Professor

Company/ Institute: IDLab, Ghent University & imec

Event: 23rd workshop

Date: 19 June 2017

Abstract:

Today, a majority of warehouses are not yet taking advantage of increased automated handling based on connected transport systems, tagged goods, tagged trolleys, connected workers, etc. The imec HYCOWARE project investigates novel, plug-and-produce wirelessly connected product offerings for people, goods and machines, aiming to create IoT readiness for industrial warehouses. During this talk, we will first briefly introduce the project and its ambitions. Next, we will zoom in on some of the research outcomes, including the performance of indoor localization solutions, deterministic communication in the presence of mobility as well as interoperability between different systems.

Slides: click here to download (Community members only, login required)

Speaker: Luc Pleysier, Program Manager Supply Chain Intelligence

Company/ Institute: VIL

Event: 23rd workshop

Date: 19 June 2017

Abstract:

The growing complexity and internationalization of the logistic flows, feeds the need to realize a reliable link between the physical logistic and digital information flows. It’s imperative for businesses to innovate new ways to streamline their supply chain and optimize productivity. End-to-end supply chain visibility empowers supply chain and logistics managers to make educated decisions. It helps companies to decrease the impact of disruptions on the supply chain by providing actionable data. The deployment of advanced technology (RFID, RTLS, IOT, software agents,…) and open communication platforms (cloud based) are necessary to manage and control the supply chain processes efficient, flexible and reliable.

Slides: click here to download (Community members only, login required)

Speaker: Bram Senave, Sales Manager

Company/ Institute: Actility

Event: 23rd workshop

Date: 19 June 2017

Abstract:

The fast emergence of new wireless networks operating in the ISM bands known as Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) is changing the connectivity landscape of IOT devices. Those new technologies are designed to support services which need long range communication to reach devices with an ultra-low power consumption budget in order to operate for several years. Asset tracking and geolocation services are becoming one of the biggest use case in IOT that will benefit from LPWAN and in particular from LoRa technology. The combination of LoRa location with Assisted-GPS and indoor geolocation will create efficient location-based services to monitor any kind of objects anywhere.

Slides: click here to download (Community members only, login required)

Speaker: Sven De Coster, Account Manager

Company/ Institute: CN Rood

Event: 23rd workshop

Date: 19 June 2017

Abstract:

TBD

Slides: available for download after the workshop (Community members only, login required)

Speaker: Nik Van den Wijngaert, Business Development Manager

Company/ Institute: imec

Event: 23rd workshop

Date: 19 June 2017

Abstract:

City of Things brings the Internet of Things to the city. It is a one-of-a-kind initiative, connecting 200.000 urban citizens with developers and tech entrepreneurs, through a massive amount of smart devices spread over the city of Antwerp.

With this 100% realistic living lab and technical testbed environment, we offer tech entrepreneurs a lean and powerful gateway to large-scale network experiments, real-time big data, ideal for the development, testing and optimization of products and services with a positive impact on citizen life and work. It also enables governments to take smart decisions and offer improved services for citizen mobility, safety and quality of life.

City of Things consists of both a complete living lab methodology and a technical testbed infrastructure.

Slides: click here to donwload (Community members only, login required)

Speaker: Maarten Weyn, Professor, Universiteit Antwerpen & imec

Company/ Institute: Universiteit Antwerpen

Event: 23rd workshop

Date: 19 June 2017

Abstract:

Most track-&-trace solutions that are currently used in logistics (to track containers, for instance) only support a single communication technology. Each technology has its limitations though; some perform better indoors – others are meant to be used outdoors. As a result, in order to efficiently track and trace goods that are moving from point A to point B, multiple communication technologies might be required.

Until now, attempts to combine multiple technologies in a single solution were suboptimal – as they resulted in larger, battery-draining and costly devices.

The low-power communication and localization solution for heterogeneous environments that has been developed by imec – University of Antwerp does combine a number of communication technologies relevant for tracking and tracing goods – while meeting requirements in terms of size, cost and energy-consumption.

The technology offers a seamless handover between UHF GEN 2, Active RFID – DASH7, LoRa and Sigfox by integrating both active and passive communication into a single antenna hardware design – while also supporting adaptive localization.

Slides: click here to download (Community members only, login required)

Speaker: Kris Myny, Principal member of technical staff

Company/ Institute: imec

Event: 23rd workshop

Date: 19 June 2017

Abstract:

Imec has built NFC and RFID tags which are made with plastic electronics technology. These tags can be produced through low cost large-area manufacturing processes, and opens up several new possibilities for NFC and RFID deployments.

Thanks to the nature of thin-film plastics, the new tags can be made much thinner and they are mechanically very robust.

Imec’s thin-film technology is compliant with the standards that were set originally by silicon, which makes the technology now fully compatible with IoT.

Slides: click here to download (Community members only, login required)