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CommunicAsia 2009

S'pore tech goes to imbX

2009-06-16 21:22:02

Local firms offer sneak peak of home-grown technologies at annual tradeshow


Showcased here is the Ultra-Wideband Localisation System, which is used to track the position of a moving object with just one single reference reader. The system has an accuracy of 10cm or better, said Pankaj Sharma, senior research officer for radio frequency and optical at A*Star.

Holding the device that carries the UWB tag, Sharma told ZDNet Asia that it could be fixed onto a fireman helmet, for instance, but could also be contained within a credit-card form factor. Other applications include patient tracking, indoor robot navigation, smart trolleys in supermarkets and smart audio-visual museum guides.

Caption by: Vivian Yeo
Photo credit: Konrad Foo