An Active RFID Tag-Enabled Locating Approach With Multipath Effect Elimination in AGV

作者：Lu, Shaoping^*; Xu, Chen; Zhong, Ray Y.

来源：IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2016, 13(3): 1333-1342.

DOI：10.1109/TASE.2016.2573595

• Active radio frequency identification (RFID)
• automated guided vehicle (AGV)
• magnetic field lines
• positioning

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have been largely used in manufacturing and supply chain management. With the development of Auto-ID technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID), AGVs' positioning could be enhanced. This paper demonstrates using magnetic field lines in the AGVs for precise coverage locating based on the errors' suppression positioning method. Dolph-Chebyshev antenna array is used to enable AGVs with more precise location implementation. It is observed that the far-field active RFID system positioning accuracy is higher, the movement is more stable, and the fluctuating rate is smaller.
Note to Practitioners-This paper was motivated by real-life problems when companies are going to implement automation with automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Using the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, a more precise locating approach is proposed. This approach uses active RFID tags for localization. Dolph-Chebyshev antenna array is used in this system to enable AGV with more precise location implementation by making full use of the multipath effect elimination method.

• 出版日期2016-7
• 单位深圳大学