Project partners and sponsorship
The research project ‘Intelligent Container – linked intelligent objects in logistics’ was supported from July 2010 until June 2013 by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, under reference no. 01IA10001. Six research and 15 industrial partners participated in the project with a total volume of 9 Million Euros. A follow-up project concerning the detection of mould infections was started in October 2013. Two further project applications are currently under evaluation.
Research partners
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Consortium]
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Partner |
Tasks |
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Institute for Microsensors-, actuators and -systems, University of Bremen |
· Project management · Micro technology for new sensor principles · Spatial analyses of temperature profiles with wireless sensor nodes |
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Communication Networks Working Group (ComNets), University of Bremen |
· Communication protocols for telematics units and wireless sensor networks |
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Institute of Electrodynamics and Microelectronics (ITEM.me), Bremen |
· Combination of passive and active communication technologies for wireless sensor nodes |
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Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH (BIBA) |
· Methods for efficient control of cold chain logistics · Studies on economic feasibility |
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Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam Bornim |
· Shelf life model for bananas |
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University of Bonn, Institute of Animal Science (ITW) |
· Shelf life models for meat products |
Industrial partners
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Partner |
Task |
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aicas GmbH |
Java real-time environment for embedded systems |
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Cargobull Telematics GmbH |
Telematics for trucks and semi-trailers |
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CHS Spezialcontainer - Shelter and Engineering GmbH |
Retrofitting of container prototype |
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Dole Fresh Fruit Europe OHG |
Field tests / applications in logistics and ripening of bananas |
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Elbau Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH |
Sensors for airflow and spectral colour |
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European Microsoft Innovation Center (EMIC) |
Software virtualization |
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ISIS IC GmbH |
Special housing and contactless charging of sensor nodes |
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Kühn Transport und Lagerungsgesellschaft mbH |
Application and field tests in meat logistics |
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OHB Teledata Business Unit |
Satellite communication for containers |
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OTARIS Interactive Services |
Tablet PC software for electronic bill of loading and retrieval of sensor data Evaluation of security aspects |
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ProSyst Software |
OSGi framework for telematics units with software installation on-demand |
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RUNGIS express AG |
Field tests / applications in the cold chain for meat products |
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SEEBURGER Business Integration |
Interfaces for integration of food-specific information into company databases |
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Texas Instruments |
Development of special RFID-sensor nodes and antennas |
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VIRTENIO GmbH |
Wireless sensor nodes for logistics applications |