Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network

Recent trend have shown the, wide spread of RFID application in various areas in line with the realization of low cost RFID tags and increasing worldwide commonality and compatibility. One of the important RFID applications is in object tracking and positioning due to its ability of high speed conta...

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Main Authors: Tan, K. G., Wasif, A. R., Tan, C. P.
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Published: VSP BV 2008
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Wasif, A. R.
Tan, C. P.
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Tan, C. P.
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description Recent trend have shown the, wide spread of RFID application in various areas in line with the realization of low cost RFID tags and increasing worldwide commonality and compatibility. One of the important RFID applications is in object tracking and positioning due to its ability of high speed contactless identification in non-line of sight (NLOS) shared medium. This paper proposes a highly accurate square grid based RFID positioning and tracking technique mainly for use in indoor. It involves design of square grid RFID reader antenna network and position calculation using diffusion algorithm. Square grid reader antenna network presents the solution of placement pattern of RFID reader antennas, hence optimal number of required RFID reader antennas and coverage can be achieved. Diffusion algorithm is a means of exchanging information over short range in estimating RFID tag position by using distance information between reader and tag. The proposed square grid tracking and positioning method is evaluated and compared with the existing positioning method such as Wi-Fi based positioning method and BlueBoT system. The obtained results indicate that the proposed method can achieve average positioning error below 1 m and in some cases error as low as 0.3 m can be reached.
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spelling mmu-28082011-09-19T07:58:41Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2808/ Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network Tan, K. G. Wasif, A. R. Tan, C. P. T Technology (General) QC Physics Recent trend have shown the, wide spread of RFID application in various areas in line with the realization of low cost RFID tags and increasing worldwide commonality and compatibility. One of the important RFID applications is in object tracking and positioning due to its ability of high speed contactless identification in non-line of sight (NLOS) shared medium. This paper proposes a highly accurate square grid based RFID positioning and tracking technique mainly for use in indoor. It involves design of square grid RFID reader antenna network and position calculation using diffusion algorithm. Square grid reader antenna network presents the solution of placement pattern of RFID reader antennas, hence optimal number of required RFID reader antennas and coverage can be achieved. Diffusion algorithm is a means of exchanging information over short range in estimating RFID tag position by using distance information between reader and tag. The proposed square grid tracking and positioning method is evaluated and compared with the existing positioning method such as Wi-Fi based positioning method and BlueBoT system. The obtained results indicate that the proposed method can achieve average positioning error below 1 m and in some cases error as low as 0.3 m can be reached. VSP BV 2008 Article NonPeerReviewed Tan, K. G. and Wasif, A. R. and Tan, C. P. (2008) Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network. Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 22 (1). pp. 27-38. ISSN 09205071 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156939308783122724 doi:10.1163/156939308783122724 doi:10.1163/156939308783122724
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
QC Physics
Tan, K. G.
Wasif, A. R.
Tan, C. P.
Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network
title Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network
title_full Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network
title_fullStr Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network
title_full_unstemmed Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network
title_short Objects Tracking Utilizing Square Grid Rfid Reader Antenna Network
title_sort objects tracking utilizing square grid rfid reader antenna network
topic T Technology (General)
QC Physics
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