Ubisense is a UK company/product in the Ultra-Wide Band for RTLS space. Ultrasideband (UWB) is precisely timed short bursts of RF energy to provide accurate triangulation of the position of the transmitting tag. Since the short time UWB signal is very broad in frequency spread the system can operate on a very low power output and is robust against interference.

We currently possess a Ubisense RTLS solution which utilizes battery-operated radio tags and a cellular locating system to detect the presence and location of the tags. The locating system is usually deployed as a matrix of sensors that are installed at a spacing of anywhere from 50 to 1000 feet depending on the site layout. These sensors determine the locations of the radio tags.

Ubisense consists of Tags - designed to be mounted on assets or to be worn by a person; Location Engine includes software needed to install and tune a Ubisense sensor network and track tags in real time, through a series of configuration wizards; Location Platform provides persistent storage and distribution of real-time location events for multiple clients in conjunction with real-time monitoring and notification of user-specified spatial interactions between objects.

This project will consist of developing applications for this system to locate an object to within 30cm accuracy in an open warehouse (or room). Training for programming with ubisense will be provided.

Please visit the Ubisense RTLS page for detailed descriptions of this new technology.