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Infusing functional agility in pump industry by using Bluetooth enabled mobile phone

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  • V.M.M. Thilak
  • S.R. Devadasan
  • M. Vinod
  • D.T. Sunil

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Infusing functional agility refers to the task of developing products that are incorporated with innovative features and 'state-of-the-art' smart technologies for delighting the customers who would possess and use them. In the research reported in this paper, the nuances of applying mobile phone enabled Bluetooth technology for infusing functional agility characteristics in pump industry was investigated. In this endeavour, a prototype to be connected to a type of pump called shallow well jet pump was designed and fabricated. In the mobile phone unit, an application called 'smart jet pump' was developed. Interactions were developed between the Bluetooth modems installed in both prototype and mobile phone. Using the application installed in the mobile phone, the user can remotely operate the pump and know the liquid levels in both sump and the tank. These functional agility characteristics were found to be practically feasible and economical for adoption in pump industry.

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  • V.M.M. Thilak & S.R. Devadasan & M. Vinod & D.T. Sunil, 2018. "Infusing functional agility in pump industry by using Bluetooth enabled mobile phone," International Journal of Business Excellence, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(4), pages 499-522.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbexc:v:14:y:2018:i:4:p:499-522
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