SENSOR ID is a company founded by a team of young engineers, that polarizes its own activity into designing and production devices dedicated to the world of applications of IoT. Thanks to the experience gained with CUBIT Innovation Lab and University of Pisa, SensorID has developed a strong know-how in wireless technology standard integration and implementation and in wireless network topology design. SensorID built a complete portfolio of embedded electronic modules based on NFC, UHF, RFID.
2. Mission
SENSOR ID is a wireless technology supplier for sensor
networks and electronic identification applications
Design, development and production of radiofrequency
system in Internet of Things world
Full knowledge of short range and identification wireless
standards in order to manage completely the technology
Ability to provide services of rapid prototyping and small
3. Company division and capabilities
Hardware Design
Unit
Prototyping and
pre-series
production Lab
Testing Lab
Software and
Firmware
development Unit
R&D Activities are performed involving Applied Electromagnetic Research
Lab of University of Pisa and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
4. Engineering & Support
SENSOR ID is able to fully manage the technology
integration process
Design and
development of
technological
solution
Technical support
pre-sale and post-
sale
Training on product
features and
potential
applications
5. Productive Assets
SMT (Surface Mount Technology)
production line
Reduction of timing and costs to
realize and test the designed
boards
Rapid prototyping for development
of the final product
Possibility of production of small
batches
10. mobile payment,
infoparking,
Infomobility and
geo advertising
detection
of free/busy
parking spots
management of permits, customers,
payments, wallet, fines…
INeS Cloud
free flow, fleet management,
city logistics, street flow analysis
on street controls
by law enforcement
passive RFID UHF for
vehicle, people and
goods identification
UHF Mobility Gate
Parking Spot
Sensor - System
Tap&Park &
Tap&Park ADV
Handheld &
Smartphone
RFID Mobility
Pass
11. mobile payment,
infoparking,
Infomobility and
geo advertising
detection
of free/busy
parking spots
management of permits, customers,
payments, wallet, fines…
INeS Cloud
free flow, fleet management,
city logistics, street flow analysis
on street controls
by law enforcement
passive RFID UHF for
vehicle, people and
goods identification
UHF Mobility Gate
Parking Spot
Sensor - System
Tap&Park &
Tap&Park ADV
Handheld &
Smartphone
RFID Mobility
Pass
Infomobility & Smart Parking
12. Bag and Bin with
TAG associated
Reading Devices
GPS Localization
and Data
Transmission
Software
Platform
Smart Waste Management
Collecting
process RFID -
Enabled
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15. Automatic tag reading on board
• On board installation of reader to identify
• Integration with on board weighting system
• Integration with OBU (On Board Unit) for association of position to
reading and weighting
16. Tag reading by mobile terminal
• Operator have their own mobile terminal with wristband
• The device integrates RFID reading capabilities, GPS reception for
localiztion and data transmission by GPRS
• There is also the possibility to manage not compliant bin during
collecting process
18. Case History: NFC Demo Vehicle
• NFC will be used in a Smart
Key system to
– replace the today
immobilizer system
– allow the car access and
the engine cranking using
• an NFC enabled RF key
OR
• an NFC mobile phone
– allow data exchange
between the car and an
NFC mobile phone
19. NFC Demo Vehicle: System Architecture
Internal NFC
Reader + RKE
Receiver
(engine start, data
exchange)
CAN
bus
CAN bus
CAN
bus
BCM
NFC ant
NFC ant
NFC ant
Others ECUs
CAN
bus
Left Handle
External NFC
Reader
(lock-unlock)
Right Handle
External NFC
Reader
(lock-unlock)
Trunk Handle
External NFC
Reader
(open trunk)
434 MHz
NFC enabled key
20. NFC Demo Vehicle: Basic concept
• Autenthication of NFC key based on AES-128bit as most advanced
immobilizer system
• Exchange data with the car by a CAN GW directly connected to NFC reader
– Writing public data on NFC key regarding trip information
– Reading data from NFC key regarding car configuration information
– Writing AES encrypted information on NFC Key in order to have
available on key car diagnostic information available for authorized
service.
– Update live door status
• Management of Car TEG reader directly performed by NFC reader in order
to implement new policy of door access and car enabling according to new
NFC requirements
• Development of PC and Phone application to read and write NFC key by
users and authorized service
21. Smart factories and industrial safety
The application scenario inside the factory has the following constraints:
•There are different safety level inside the areas of plant;
•There are WSN system for localization, action and monitoring
The goal :
• Guaranteeing the necessary safety level to workers
• Increase the efficiency of WSN systems
22. WSN Node
integrated with
UHF RFID reader
UHF
RFID
passive
tags
WSN Node
integrated with
UHF RFID tag
Wireless
Sensor
Network
Smart factories and industrial safety
23. Smart factories and industrial safety
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The UHF RFID reading is used to trigger activation of WSN node in order to perform a
check-in in the area and enable an important power saving of WSN node
The maximum time between node
waking-up by RFID activation and WSN
authentication is 180ms
The graphic shows the increasing of
battery life depending on the
percentage of activities of nodes inside
WSN
24. Bi.R.Se. Project
A non-invasive RF measurement approach has been developed for non-
contact measuring of both heartbeat and breathing rate, which makes use of
a single wearable antenna close to the body surface.
To validate the methodology, we designed a prototype and perform a
preliminary measurement campaign.
Measurements were taken at different frequencies in the UHF band with
different kind of antennas, during regular breathing activity.
Design of an RF sensor for non-invasive cardiopulmonary
monitoring
POR FESR 2007/2013 ASSE I – ATTIVITÀ I.2.1
Programma di ricerca industriale, sviluppo sperimentale e
industrializzazione dei risultati – “R&S – PMI
25. Preliminary analysis
A set of measurement of antenna impedance using Vector Network Analyzer
was performed to identify the best working frequency
Antenna Analizzatore
di segnale
Post-
Processing
Misura del battito
cardiaco al polso
26. Measurement results
The tests has been performed at different frequencies in UHF band with
different kinds of antennas (filar, chip, printed) with very similar results
There no significant differences between different positions of the sensor
around the body
Detected
breating
rate
Detected
heart rate
Measured
heart rate
at wrist
27. RF front end prototype
Design of an RF front end
The concept is a reflectometer, a circuit capable to detect the phase variation
between incident and reflected signal
Analog output to measure and sample the signal in order to do signal
processing
28. Data detection
The data has been collected by a custom designed acquisition board with a
16-bit AD Converter and a serial communication to PC
The collected signal (namely samples of the phase of the antenna reflection
coefficient recorded in a temporal interval of some tens of seconds) was
analyzed in the frequency domain in order to extract the desired spectral
components.
The detection algorithm has been developed in Matlab environment defined
correction parameters linked to body motion
Two detection schemes have been developed with different signal
elaboration techniques for heart rate and breathing rate
The detection has been performed with a distance between antenna and
body varying from 0 to 2cm
29. Testing results
The signal of phase variation is sampled in time domain
The resulted signal is processed with Kalman filter in time domain
The data obtained are transformed in frequency domain where is possible to see
the maximum at heart rate
Tests with person stopped and in movement shows that movement affect signal
but is always possible to detect maximum (heart rate)
30. Product prototype
Design and mounting of PCB with a shaping fit for a standard enclosure used
inside the company for other applications
Test performed with a pre-series on company employee
31. NEXT STEP
Patent release (already submitted)
Deep on field testing giving the device to sport fun and sedentary people in
order to verify the accuracy of measurement
Design of an RFID active tag for safety applications integrating sensor and
capable to interact with a sensor network
Design of a set of wearable gadgets (es: keyring or collar) integrating sensor
and a Bluetooth Low Energy front end to transmit the measurements to a
smartphone or tablet
Develop of a demo mobile app to collect and elaborate data detected by
sensor
32. SmartHeat project
SMART, SECURE AND USER FRIENDLY HEATING MONITORING AND CONTROL FOR
ELDERLY PEOPLE
The aim of the SmartHeat project is to radically change the home heating experience for
health, comfort and wellbeing of elderly people. The goal will be achieved via the
development of a smart, secure and elderly friendly ICT system for home heating
monitoring and control. The system consists of hardware and software components
which monitor and control the temperature in every room independently. The platform
will also be equipped with intelligent algorithms, which learn the user habits and control
the system in an automatic and transparent way, with a Web and smartphone application
in order for the users (including relatives) to remotely interact with the system from
home as well as via the Internet when being outside the home and with wearable
computing devices (e.g. a bracelet or smartwatch) which help optimize the system based
on biometric and other environmental parameters.