SensorNet 3 Requirements Document: Container Transportation Security Network

Abstract

The SensorNet I: Transportation and Security SensorNet (TSSN) project implemented an architecture for monitoring the security of Intermodal Containers being shipped by rail. SensorNet II implemented a mechanism for verified handoff of Intermodal Containers between shippers using the architecture of SensorNet I. The lessons learned from the SensorNet I and SensorNet II projects identified several aspects of the software, hardware and deployment that should be improved. In addition, the areas of RF communication and sensor power require further study. SensorNet I focused on the Rail Shipping domain, the challenges of the RF communication, networking, power management and security of the trucking, shipping and sorting yard venues that intermodal shipping containers pass through are an area for additional study. A next generation SensorNet is proposed to address the lessons learned and study the issues revealed by SensorNet I and SensorNet II.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 2011
Accession Number
ADA539046

Entities

People

  • Dan Deavours
  • Dan Depardo
  • Ed Komp
  • Leon S. Searl
  • Martin Kuehnhausen

Organizations

  • University of Kansas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electric Generators
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Lessons Learned
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Rail Transportation
  • Sensor Networks
  • Shipping
  • Solar Energy
  • Transportation
  • Warning Systems
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.