Technology Repository
The Technology Repository contains public information about the technologies developed or utilised within the project WearIT@Work together with detailed descriptions of the applications and experiments developed and performed within the four Business Cases.
The technology repository contains 3 main classes of technologies: Hardware Devices and Wearable Systems, Middleware Components and services, Application level software. The diagram below shows the hierarchical structure of the technology repository, where the blue rectangles represent the technological classes and subclasses, while in the leaves of the hierarchy tree are the technologies individuated so far.
Maturity Level
In order to give an objective evaluation of the maturity level of the technologies involved in this project, the consortium adopted the Technology readiness levels (US Department of Defense) DOD Deskbook 5000.2-R method.
It's expressed with a numerical value between 1 and 9.
For each component are reported:
- Initial maturity level, the one at beginning of the project in June 2004
- Current maturity level
The meaning of the maturity levels are summarized in the following table:
| Level | Description |
| 1 | Basic principles observed and reported |
| 2 | Technology concept and/or application formulated |
| 3 | Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept |
| 4 | Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment |
| 5 | Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment |
| 6 | System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment |
| 7 | System prototype demonstration in an operational environment |
| 8 | Actual system completed and qualified through test and demonstration |
| 9 | Actual system proven through successful mission operations |
COTS Components
All the components already available on the market are indicated as COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf).
