Due to the high volume of goods shipped from online shops around the world, demand for logistic services increases considerably in recent years, which includes a convenient way for users to receive the parcel. The Centre, therefore, proposes a RFID enabled parcel locker system, to offer users a new way of collecting the parcel in a preferred location at a time whenever they want.

This system, with capabilities from RFID and IoT for process integration, facilitates the operations along the whole parcel delivery chain. The RFID antenna installed inside the locker box streamlines the postman’s process by identifying the right parcel in the right box; while the Infra-Red (IR) sensor senses the safety of the parcel inside the box. With the RFID and IR technology, notifications with a PIN code will be sent to user to open the corresponding locker box and pick up the parcel, and further notifications will be sent if the parcel is left out.

Movable resources are frequently circulating within large transit facility, such as airport, warehouse and distribution centre, to help transport or temporarily store items going through it. One example is the trolleys in the airport’s baggage claim hall fetched by passengers for transporting the luggage. However, it is difficult and costly should manual force to be placed for monitoring and managing these movable resources within large transit facility. As such, the Centre has carried out a project to leverage the video analytic techniques to manage the movable resources efficiently and achieve an appropriate level of resource allocation throughout the transit facility.

This project proposes the usage of video analytic techniques for a better detection of specific resources. Along with the detection module, other technologies will be studied including a real-time alert system for replenishment notice, a detecting system of variable environmental condition, and the capability to collect statistics of the passengers’ waiting time.