RuBee in the News
Recent Articles about Visible and RuBee
RuBee vs RFID Wireless Sensors Networks and Communication
Feb 15th 2011 - Electronic Buss
RuBee is often confused with RFID Radio Frequency Identification. It does not work like passive or active RFID, and has a protocol more in common with WiFi, Bluetooth and Zigbee. All passive and active RFID protocols use what is known as backscattered transmission mode. Passive and active RFID tags act like a mirror, and work as reflective transponders. In contrast RuBee, similar to WiFi and Zigbee in that it is peer-to-peer, is a networked transceiver that actually transmits a data signal on demand, but is much slower (6-8 two way packets per second). The main difference between RuBee and WiFi or Zigbee is that RuBee works in the long wavelength band using the magnetic field, whereas typically WiFi and Zigbee works in the VHF, UHF or SHF bands and with the electric field.
Feb 15th 2011 - Electronic Buss
RuBee is often confused with RFID Radio Frequency Identification. It does not work like passive or active RFID, and has a protocol more in common with WiFi, Bluetooth and Zigbee. All passive and active RFID protocols use what is known as backscattered transmission mode. Passive and active RFID tags act like a mirror, and work as reflective transponders. In contrast RuBee, similar to WiFi and Zigbee in that it is peer-to-peer, is a networked transceiver that actually transmits a data signal on demand, but is much slower (6-8 two way packets per second). The main difference between RuBee and WiFi or Zigbee is that RuBee works in the long wavelength band using the magnetic field, whereas typically WiFi and Zigbee works in the VHF, UHF or SHF bands and with the electric field.
RuBee Wireless Magnetic Sensors Network & Magnetic Communication ...
Feb 15, 2011 - Electronics Buss, Recent Article describing sensor technology used by RuBee tags
Feb 15, 2011 - Electronics Buss, Recent Article describing sensor technology used by RuBee tags
Fujita Uses Epson/Seiko RuBee Cement Curing Sensors
Feb 6th 2011 - Fujita Web Site -- Immediately prior to the recent Japan earthquake, there was an announcement RuBee in seismic retrofitting. Epson/Seiko in Japan, and a large Japanese construction company, Fujita, have developed a cement curring system designed to guarantee integrity of cement when it is poured. This is critical in Japan to strengthen rail bridge supports for better earthquake survivability. RuBee is being used to collect data from the construction process to provide a real time quality assurance monitor of key processes (timely concrete pouring, drying time, etc.). Article is in Japanese but has good diagrams how system works.
Feb 6th 2011 - Fujita Web Site -- Immediately prior to the recent Japan earthquake, there was an announcement RuBee in seismic retrofitting. Epson/Seiko in Japan, and a large Japanese construction company, Fujita, have developed a cement curring system designed to guarantee integrity of cement when it is poured. This is critical in Japan to strengthen rail bridge supports for better earthquake survivability. RuBee is being used to collect data from the construction process to provide a real time quality assurance monitor of key processes (timely concrete pouring, drying time, etc.). Article is in Japanese but has good diagrams how system works.
Epson Technology Helps Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Jan 10, 2011 - Epson Seiko Kamogawa Sea World, in Chiba, Japan, is working with the Japanese government on a project to protect loggerhead sea turtles, whose Pacific habitat and nesting sites extend only as far northern as the Boso Peninsula, near Kamogawa, in Chiba Prefecture. As part of this project a limited number of eggs laid on the beaches of the Boso Peninsula are collected and transferred to a man-made beach inside Kamogawa Sea World park if the eggs are threatened by adverse weather conditions such as typhoons, or if conditions make it unlikely that the eggs will hatch. Researchers within Kamogawa Sea World study loggerhead biology and ecology and hatch the eggs under conditions that are as natural as possible. The hatchlings are released back into the wild. Epson plays a significant role in this project. As part of its efforts to help preserve biodiversity, Epson uses its sensing technology to measure underground temperatures and monitor nests to detect when buried eggs hatch under the sand of the artificial beach and at sites along the Tojo coastline, which extends along the front of the sea park. (Japanese Version).
Jan 10, 2011 - Epson Seiko Kamogawa Sea World, in Chiba, Japan, is working with the Japanese government on a project to protect loggerhead sea turtles, whose Pacific habitat and nesting sites extend only as far northern as the Boso Peninsula, near Kamogawa, in Chiba Prefecture. As part of this project a limited number of eggs laid on the beaches of the Boso Peninsula are collected and transferred to a man-made beach inside Kamogawa Sea World park if the eggs are threatened by adverse weather conditions such as typhoons, or if conditions make it unlikely that the eggs will hatch. Researchers within Kamogawa Sea World study loggerhead biology and ecology and hatch the eggs under conditions that are as natural as possible. The hatchlings are released back into the wild. Epson plays a significant role in this project. As part of its efforts to help preserve biodiversity, Epson uses its sensing technology to measure underground temperatures and monitor nests to detect when buried eggs hatch under the sand of the artificial beach and at sites along the Tojo coastline, which extends along the front of the sea park. (Japanese Version).
Rubee Today: How This Low Frequency Technology is Poised to Advance New Automatic Identification Applications
Oct 2010 by David Wyld. This new, low-frequency auto-ID technology could overcome some of the principal shortcomings of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). RuBee will thus enable smarter medical devices, more secure retail shelves, and better asset management.
Oct 2010 by David Wyld. This new, low-frequency auto-ID technology could overcome some of the principal shortcomings of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). RuBee will thus enable smarter medical devices, more secure retail shelves, and better asset management.
Crane Awards Visible Assets, Inc. Contract for Weapon Shot Counters. Solder Systems Oct 2010 Visible Assets, Inc.announced that it has been awarded a five year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division for up to US$5 million for RuBee™ weapon shot counter tags in response to Request For Proposal N0016410RJN87 “Weapon Shot Counter”. They will be used on the SCAR.....
RuBee IEEE 1902.1 Wapedia Summary
Oct. 2010 - RuBee IEEE 1902.1 (IEEE P1902.1) is a two way, active wireless protocol that uses Long Wave (LW) magnetic signals to send and receive short (128 byte) data packets in a local regional network. The protocol is similar to the IEEE 802 protocols which are also known as WiFi (IEEE 802.11), WPAN (IEEE 802.15.4) and Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1), in that RuBee is networked by using on-demand, peer-to-peer, active radiating transceivers. RuBee is different in that it uses a low frequency (131 kHz) carrier.
Oct. 2010 - RuBee IEEE 1902.1 (IEEE P1902.1) is a two way, active wireless protocol that uses Long Wave (LW) magnetic signals to send and receive short (128 byte) data packets in a local regional network. The protocol is similar to the IEEE 802 protocols which are also known as WiFi (IEEE 802.11), WPAN (IEEE 802.15.4) and Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1), in that RuBee is networked by using on-demand, peer-to-peer, active radiating transceivers. RuBee is different in that it uses a low frequency (131 kHz) carrier.
Global IDentification: Romancing the RuBee (GID 30 - Nov 06)
Nov 2010 - Global Identification-- Romancing the RuBee - General summary article based on our web site.
by David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University
Nov 2010 - Global Identification-- Romancing the RuBee - General summary article based on our web site.
by David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University
An Introduction to RuBee and Its Application in Electric Internet of Things
Nov 2010 -- Power Systems Technology - LI Jian-qi1,LEI Yu-qing1,HOU Bao-su2 (1.China Electric Power Research Institute, Haidian District,Beijing 100192, China; 2.Hebi Electric Power Supply Company, Hebi 458030, Henan Province, China). Identification technology is one of the key technologies of electric internet of things,and is also an important technological measure to implement visualized management of things.As defined in IEEE Std.1902.1-2009, RuBee is a special identification technology that transmits signals by inductive coupling mode. RuBee possesses following advantages: low power consumption, small size and high penetrability. Based on the transmission principle of induction coupling and transmission attenuation characteristics of signals,the theoretical analysis and simulation of RuBee are performed,and it is proved that RuBee possesses the properties of high reliability,high security,easy to operate and high adaptability, and signals can reliably transmitted via such mediums as metal,water,concrete and so on. Due to its strong anti-interference capability,RuBee is very suitable to be applied in high voltage, high temperature and high humidity environment of power system to distinguish identifications of power system and power system communication in complex,harsh,strong-interferential Industrial environment. The application of RuBee technology in the identification of buried position and path of power cables and in the whole life-cycle management,such as the identification of operation management,maintenance records and security tracing of HV equipments,are discussed. Finally, the application of RuBee in electric internet of things is prospected.
Nov 2010 -- Power Systems Technology - LI Jian-qi1,LEI Yu-qing1,HOU Bao-su2 (1.China Electric Power Research Institute, Haidian District,Beijing 100192, China; 2.Hebi Electric Power Supply Company, Hebi 458030, Henan Province, China). Identification technology is one of the key technologies of electric internet of things,and is also an important technological measure to implement visualized management of things.As defined in IEEE Std.1902.1-2009, RuBee is a special identification technology that transmits signals by inductive coupling mode. RuBee possesses following advantages: low power consumption, small size and high penetrability. Based on the transmission principle of induction coupling and transmission attenuation characteristics of signals,the theoretical analysis and simulation of RuBee are performed,and it is proved that RuBee possesses the properties of high reliability,high security,easy to operate and high adaptability, and signals can reliably transmitted via such mediums as metal,water,concrete and so on. Due to its strong anti-interference capability,RuBee is very suitable to be applied in high voltage, high temperature and high humidity environment of power system to distinguish identifications of power system and power system communication in complex,harsh,strong-interferential Industrial environment. The application of RuBee technology in the identification of buried position and path of power cables and in the whole life-cycle management,such as the identification of operation management,maintenance records and security tracing of HV equipments,are discussed. Finally, the application of RuBee in electric internet of things is prospected.
RuBee IEEE 1902.1 Market Report
Nov 2010 - Palo Wireless Market Research -- RuBee is a bidirectional protocol operating at low wavelengths designed to operate in harsh environments and high security applications. As a competitive technology to the more widely used Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, RuBee, however, is not RFID. RuBee is an on demand peer-to-peer protocol that works like WiFi, except it uses magnetic waves not radio waves. RuBee tags have passed stringent security tests, and are in use within some of the most secure sites in the USA where other wireless technologies such as RFID, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth are banned. RuBee is the only wireless technology that can dynamically manage range to prevent eavesdropping as well as the option to provide bit level data encryption.
Nov 2010 - Palo Wireless Market Research -- RuBee is a bidirectional protocol operating at low wavelengths designed to operate in harsh environments and high security applications. As a competitive technology to the more widely used Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, RuBee, however, is not RFID. RuBee is an on demand peer-to-peer protocol that works like WiFi, except it uses magnetic waves not radio waves. RuBee tags have passed stringent security tests, and are in use within some of the most secure sites in the USA where other wireless technologies such as RFID, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth are banned. RuBee is the only wireless technology that can dynamically manage range to prevent eavesdropping as well as the option to provide bit level data encryption.