Looking Ahead - Exploring

RFID and Related Emerging

Technologies for Construction

Francis Rabuck, CWNA, RFID+

Director, Technology Research

francis.rabuck@bentley.com

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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The “ANY” Lie

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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

Comparison of RTLS

Source: Time Domain

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

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… 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

Data Capture

• 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

77

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

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

3D Technology

Comparing 3D Technologies

Source: Dell CSMB Technology Planning

Multiple Projectors

Robotics

Robots in Fire and Safety

• 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

Any

Questions

Thank You!

Francis Rabuck, CCP, PCLP, CWNA, RFID+

Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Director, Technology Research

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Exton, PA 19341

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