title: XpertTrack: Precision Autonomous Measuring Device Developed for Real Time Shipments Tracker.
abstract: This paper proposes a software and hardware solution for real time condition monitoring applications. The proposed device, called XpertTrack, exchanges data through the GPRS protocol over a GSM network and monitories temperature and vibrations of critical merchandise during commercial shipments anywhere on the globe. Another feature of this real time tracker is to provide GPS and GSM positioning with a precision of 10 m or less. In order to interpret the condition of the merchandise, the data acquisition, analysis and visualization are done with 0.1 °C accuracy for the temperature sensor, and 10 levels of shock sensitivity for the acceleration sensor. In addition to this, the architecture allows increasing the number and the types of sensors, so that companies can use this flexible solution to monitor a large percentage of their fleet.
authors.affiliation: Applied Electronics Department, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, George Baritiu 26-28, Cluj Napoca 400114, Romania. Liviu.Viman@ael.utcluj.ro.|Information Technology in Electronics Research and Development Center, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, George Baritiu 26-28, Cluj Napoca 400114, Romania. Liviu.Viman@ael.utcluj.ro.
authors.forename: Liviu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Viman
authors.affiliation: Applied Electronics Department, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, George Baritiu 26-28, Cluj Napoca 400114, Romania. Mihai.Daraban@ael.utcluj.ro.|Information Technology in Electronics Research and Development Center, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, George Baritiu 26-28, Cluj Napoca 400114, Romania. Mihai.Daraban@ael.utcluj.ro.
authors.forename: Mihai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daraban
authors.affiliation: Applied Electronics Department, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, George Baritiu 26-28, Cluj Napoca 400114, Romania. Raul.Fizesan@ael.utcluj.ro.|Information Technology in Electronics Research and Development Center, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, George Baritiu 26-28, Cluj Napoca 400114, Romania. Raul.Fizesan@ael.utcluj.ro.
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fizesan
authors.affiliation: Lives International 3, Rue Jules Guesde, Levallois Perret, Paris 92300, France. mircea.iuonas@lives-international.com.
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iuonas
keywords: Round Robin; acceleration and temperature sensors; low power devices; real time tracker; remote monitoring of shipments; wireless networks