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Jeremy Steward edited this page Oct 18, 2013 · 33 revisions

Preamble: This page will be used for collaboratively organizing our sources for the literature review. I think it's a good idea if we include a brief summary of the paper/website/document/etc., followed by the reference information in IEEE format (no need to number at this point). That way you can see what others have looked at :). Headings are tentative and can be modified.

OGC Standard

In this website, there are detailed explanations for all OGC standards that were ever developed. "OGC Web Services (OWS) are OGC standards created for use in World Wide Web applications."

Reference: OGC Standards and Supporting Documents. (2013, October 16). Retrieved from OGC: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards

Internet of Things

Some references I think would be important to read: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389128610001568 http://www.itrco.jp/libraries/RFIDjournal-That%20Internet%20of%20Things%20Thing.pdf

Existing applications

User application

NeWave Sensor Solutions did something very similar to our application and it is called “Smart Shelf” (we need to come up with a new name). This “Smart Shelf” detects an items when it leaves the shelf. Their goal is to get real time in or out of stock shelf information available anytime to any authorized person or group.

Here are the key points to remember for Smart Shelf:

  • Automatic Shelf Monitoring and Instant Merchandise Availability Alerts
  • Easy to Install and Scalable
  • No Item Level Tagging Required
  • Superior Accuracy>

Some of their benefits are:

  • reducing labor costs by automating the inventory process
  • increasing customer satisfaction by have up-to-date information
  • providing security for high theft items
  • having an automated tracking of item-level inventory and asset locations, which improves the accuracy of records>

Reference: NeWave Smart Shelf. (2013, October 16). Retrieved from NEWAVE Sensor Solutions: http://newavesensors.com/products/smartshelf

Other previous "Smart Shelves"

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4663949&tag=1 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5162014 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5171866 http://technologyadvice.com/smart-shelves-will-identify-grocery-shoppers-deliver-custom-advertisements/#.UmGdGaPkYms

Notice that many previous iterations of the "smart shelf" idea use RFID tags. It will be valuable to read through these papers more thoroughly and discuss the differences between our idea (using specific, discrete sensors) and previous ideas in the same field. The fourth entry is the one that uses the Microsoft Kinect. Explaining the difference in cost and scope of our implementation will be key to differentiate our project from previous projects in the field.

User interface

OpenRemote (I'll write more about this later - kathleen)

Hardware

Physical design

(Containers to use, shelves, etc.)

Technical design

(Sensors, microcontrollers)

Software

Website framework

  • PHP + Javascript
  • Python + Django
  • Ruby + Rails
  • Static HTML + CSS
  • Android Application (instead of a website)

Benefits and costs associated with each. @ThatGeoGuy knows HTML, CSS, some Javascript, but uses Python + Django for his own website, it may be easier to build using that framework given the knowledge barrier presented with Ruby on Rails and other solutions.

Future challenges

Everything.

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