Monthly Archives: February 2024

Bluetooth Gateways Used in Monitoring of Electric Vehicles during Ocean Shipping

Recent events of fires during ocean shipping have started fierce discussions over whether the maritime industry has kept up with the risks of lithium ion technology as the lithium ion batteries “burn with twice the energy of a normal fire” (Reuters 2023). The biggest hazard in lithium batteries is “thermal runaway”, meaning that these batteries…

Medical Asset Management and Patient Monitoring with Bluetooth Gateways

The healthcare industry has been transformed by indoor asset tracking. Not only is indoor tracking technology important for locating equipment and supplies, but is also  critical in locating people and accurately accessing medical data (Fahim et al. 2020). Real-time locationing is becoming increasingly important for the global healthcare asset management market estimated to grow to…