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Hacking in Industrial Research and Development
July-September 2008 (vol. 7 no. 3)
pp. 16-23
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Thomas G. Zimmerman, "Hacking in Industrial Research and Development," IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 16-23, July-September, 2008.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MPRV.2008.51,
author = {Thomas G. Zimmerman},
title = {Hacking in Industrial Research and Development},
journal ={IEEE Pervasive Computing},
volume = {7},
number = {3},
issn = {1536-1268},
year = {2008},
pages = {16-23},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MPRV.2008.51},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Thomas G. Zimmerman, IBM Almaden Research Center
Incorporating off-the-shelf devices and technology can reduce the risk, cost, and deployment time of a product's field trials. Two case studies demonstrate hacking's contribution to industrial R&D in commercial settings. The first case study evaluates optical and radio frequency techniques to track shopping carts in a supermarket. The other evaluates the deployment of a handheld device to enable passengers to self-check-in and board commercial flights.

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Index Terms:
wireless, handheld, optical tracking, hacking, bar codes, airport security
Citation:
Thomas G. Zimmerman, "Hacking in Industrial Research and Development," IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 16-23, July-Sept. 2008, doi:10.1109/MPRV.2008.51
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