Supporting collaborative field operations with personal information processing systems |
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Authors: | Guerlain Stephanie Lee Jim Kopischke Troy Romanko Tom Reutiman Peter Nelson Scott |
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Affiliation: | (1) Honeywell Technology Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper describes a two year research project to develop a personal information processing system (PIPS) solution for the roving industrial field operator. Our PIPS system comprises (1) an RF network to deliver wireless digital information, (2) a wearable computer for delivering web based information (the hardware is a two piece system composed of a belt worn NetPC attached via a curly cable to a handheld unit with a mouse/display device combination), and (3) software applications that provide added value in the field. Unique challenges in designing such a system for this environment include providing: (1) good RF coverage in an environment with many metal structures; (2) an intrinsically safe, lightweight, low cost hardware system; and (3) software that is compatible with the wearable system and supports collaboration in the field. |
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