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Explore the benefits and workings of RFID technology at MIT's Auto-ID Center for traffic control and efficient management on the convention floor. Discover how Auto-ID revolutionizes communication and tracking for various applications.
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Convention of the Future Reference Project: Auto-ID Center at MITTRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THE CONVENTION FLOORProfessor Sanjay Sarma, MIT
Auto-ID Center/RFID background Benefits of RFID How the system works Auto-ID as reference for the Convention of the Future Discussion
Established October 1, 1999 Research Development Standards Sponsors include UCC, P&G, Gillette, Sun, Phillip Morris, NCR, Invensis, Savi Staffing 3 Faculty; 4 associate professors; 20 staff/students Links throughout MIT Satellite centers in Europe, Asia Auto-ID Center
Auto-ID & The RFID System Allowing people, things and systems to communicate, improving communications and management and minimizing investment and error
Tag every-day objects for anytime/any place a retrieval Store unique IDs on RFID tags Auto read/write information for access from networked Web sites Track people or objects for any application System Basics
Convention Industry: Attendee & registrant tracking for relationship extension and personalization Drayage automation; reduce setup/strike error and costs; increase productivity Benefits • Industry X: • Supply chain automation • Smart devices • Robotics
Attendees Registration management & attendee tracking Location-based services & personalization Exhibitors/Show Management Contact/work-order tracking & management Asset tracking Transportation management Contractors Location-based staff management Drayage management & asset tracking Loss-management Innovation
PROPOSAL Consortium Players Industry, technology company and academic Leaders Investment $50k to $300k annually Benefits Head start:research and strategic/business plans Schedule Quantum of development: 24-month development cycles Auto-ID Center: Reference for Convention of the Future Consortium “What’s being done at the Auto-ID Center is unprecedented. Never before in history has industry teamed with academia to build the technology companies want and need.” -Joy Nicholas, VP, Research & Emerging Technologies, Food Marketing Institute
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