Samuel Van de Velde (CEO & founder of Pozyx) spoke about 'Usecases of Ultra-wideband (UWB) indoor positioning' in Industry 4.0 at the DataOps Ghent Meetup. UWB has become the latest technology in location awareness, with Apple utilizing the technology in its phones, watches and airtags. With Pozyx, we bring the same technology to the professional world with applications in agriculture, manufacturing and logistics. This talk focuses on how Pozyx collects and analyzes hyper-accurate positioning data and how indoor localization can enable smart manufacturing.

1. “Use cases of UWB indoor
positioning in industry 4.0”
Samuel Van de Velde

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WiFi
BLE
Camera
LIDAR
RFID
Pozyx
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VLP
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RTLS-based UWB is now also being standardized for
industrial settings under the name Omlox
Standardization goal:
• Ability to mix UWB tags from different vendors
• Standardized and open API to read RTLS data
• Integration of multiple locating technologies (not
limited to UWB) Some members of Omlox

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Anchors
Tags Local gateway
Location-based analytics
Companion software
Or custom tags…

11. Track animals and their behavior for
• Improved heat detection
• Detect animal sickness
• Automate the barn and reduce
personnel
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Track workers for
• Automated timesheets
• Crop management
Pozyx works together with
leading industry partners to
market the solution in large
volume.
Pozyx focus on
• Reliability
• Scalability in terms of:
• Deployment process
• Maintenance
• Production
• Cost

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Tag details
• Small lightweight ear-tag
• Can survive in harsh environment
• Battery life 5 years
• Currently 10.000 tags in the field

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Pozyx can accurately
position the animal head
through the fence to
detect feeding.

14. • Forklift, worker & asset tracking
• Automated inventory control
• Warehouse performance analysis
• Safety
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• Material flow tracking
• WIP tracking and optimization
• Workforce management
Pozyx has large installations
with several industrial
companies
Pozyx provides positioning and
location-based services:
• Analytics
• PLC integrations
• eKanban
• Indoor geofencing
• Indoor curfew

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