An Indoor Tracking System (ITS) is a high-accuracy track and trace system utilising Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. It supports real-time location data collection and analysis for IoT applications in 4IR (specifically Industry 4.0) environments. The system consists of four device types, namely tracked tags, fixed position anchors, gateway(s) to communicate with tags and anchors and a central server to receive, store and analyse tracked tag positions. Distance is measured directly through time-of-flight resulting in higher accuracy position determination.
Features
ITS provides the following features:
- Indoor Location Positioning
Accurately display a position in real time with visualisation on a real-time dashboard. - Human or Asset Tracking Mode
Operation mode for either personnel/human or asset tracking with applications for workplace optimisation. - User Geofence/Zone Creation
System’s user ability to create geofence areas of interest. Ability to assign work jobs/activities in zones if in human tracking mode, or assign specific areas of expected statically positioned assets in the tracked coverage area. - Analytics and Report Generation
Analytics determining dwell time of tags in created zones and density heatmap. In human tracking, overall daily dwell zone summary and dwells per job zone time/activity. In asset tracking, a report indicates tags in or out of assigned zones. - Position Replay
Allow replay of tag movement for historical tracking review. - API Access
Access to location data allows third parties to develop different analyses, applications and monitoring dashboards.
Technology Benefits
The main impacts of ITS are:
- Digital Twin Representation Enable simulation of cyber-physical systems with real-
time location data to enrich analysis and decision-making. - IR4.0 Catalyst
Indoor positioning is a fundamental technology that
enables innovative and practical use cases applicable to
the industry.
Applications
Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare and Tourism
