Approach for a scalable Cloud-Based platform for the Internet of Things

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1 Institut für angewandte Systemtechnik Bremen GmbH Approach for a scalable Cloud-Based platform for the Internet of Things Case study on mobile tracking of Assets

2 Facts about ATB Name: Institut für angewandte Systemtechnik Bremen GmbH Address: Wiener Straße Bremen Germany Company 1991 establishing Year: Strategic Business Areas: Software Systems Technology Systems Analysis & Design Knowledge Management Big Data Analytics Total number of employees: ~20 full-time and 10 part-time

3 Introduction Logistics is a domain that requires new technologies to fulfil customers / consumers needs transparency along the supply chain shipment tracking in real-time integrity control for sensitive goods (e.g. food, pharma) safety of shipments What IoT can do for logistics in future?

4 IoT and Industry 4.0 IoT Internet of Things network of internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors More consumer driven concepts Industry 4.0 Internet of Things of Industry 4 th industrial revolution; CPS; IoT; Smart Factory; Smart Product; Cloud; Big Data; More industrial driven concepts

5 Cisco s Prevision 2008 more connected devices than humans on earth 2020 more than 50 billion connected devices

6 IoT based Tracking of Assets What is asset tracking? Asset tracking refers to the method of tracking physical assets, either by scanning barcode labels attached to the assets or by using tags using GPS or RFID which broadcast their location. (Wikipedia) Why tracking assets? In logistics, especially for temperature-controlled goods, tracking and tracing is of high importance Better forecasting / Planning Intelligent production / manufacturing Mass customization IoT based Asset Tracking Providing information in real-time Online Condition Monitoring

7 Case Study Container Tracking 4.0 Transparency is key when it comes to the transportation of valuable goods (e.g. food or pharmaceuticals). Objectives Online access to location and condition of goods Focused around temperature sensitive goods Goal is transparency by tracking of Container door (door open/close events) Temperature of the container (indoor, outdoor) Humidity within the container Container Vibrations/Shocks Theft attempts

8 Case Study - Challenges Size, Weight and Prize of mobile unit Connectivity of mobile unit GSM Iridium Mash-Network Integration of diverse information from existing software systems Scalable Backend Battery optimized mobile unit

9 Case Study - Technologies

10 Case Study - Architecture Mobile Mobile Unit Mobile Unit Unit STP over TCP JSON over HTTP Mobile Unit Communication Server Mobile Unit Configuration Mgmt. Server Customer Frontend Database SOAP over HTTP Customer System Client Protocol XYZ External System Pilotkunde External System XYZ Handscanner Handscanner Handscanner Administration Frontend SIM-Card Mgmt. System Client SIM-Card Mgmt. System

11 Case Study Docker Container Customer Web Front-End Load Balancer Mobile App Admin Web Front-End Back-end Load Balancer GSM Provider Customer System Data Center Deployed mobile units

12 Case Study Mobile Unit (1) The hand-sized tracking unit collects and communicates the following data: the precise position of your goods the temperature inside / outside the container between -40 C and +85 C the humidity within the container between 0% and 100% monitoring of container door monitoring of container vibration

13 Case Study Mobile Unit (2) Device connected to a container

14 Case Study Portal Overview

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16 EC Research Project Collaborative Environment for Eco-Design of Product- Services and Production Processes Integrating Highly Personalised Innovative Functions FP7 project; Key topics: Product Services Eco design Cloud Manufacturing Context Awareness Security, Privacy & Trust

17 ProSEco Project ProSEco results that support the logistics case study AmI Monitoring services Data collection of information from diverse sources Context Extraction services Identification of current situation under which a mobile unit is operating Transfer of Experience gained from automotive Use-Case

18 EC H2020 Project SAFIRE Cloud-based Situational Analysis for Factories providing Real-time Reconfiguration Services supplies factory deployed products monitoring & reconfiguration FoF infrastructure data analytics H2020 project; Key topics: Big Data Analytics Re-Configuration / Optimization Situational Awareness Security, Privacy & Trust cloud

19 SAFIRE Project SAFIRE results that might support the logistics case study in future Optimization engine Re-Configuration engine Data Analytics Optimization of usage cycles of mobile units based on Predicted battery lifetime Predicted temperature conditions on planned shipment Re-Configuration of mobile units based on Monitored ambient condition Automatic update of thresholds Location How to handle door open events?

20 Conclusions Case Study showed Advanced logistics solution can be build, by applying IoT IoT and cloud-based solutions as enabler for new business opportunities Required Key Success Factors rules for trust and ownership of data interoperability standards for information exchange standardized approach for using unique identifiers More Information:

21 Potential Transfer of Results The presented approach / solution can be transferred to other logistics domains, such as Last mile delivery Warehousing Fleet management Other domains, such as automotive, smart home could also benefit from such solutions