Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic Assessment
This paper presents the technical development and subsequent testing of a Real-Time Locating System based on Ultra-Wideband signals, with the aim to appraise its potential implementation in a real industrial case. The system relies on a commercial Radio Indoor Positioning System, called Qorvo MDEK10...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-01-01
|
| Series: | Sensors |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1124 |
| _version_ | 1797623286802153472 |
|---|---|
| author | Andrea Volpi Letizia Tebaldi Guido Matrella Roberto Montanari Eleonora Bottani |
| author_facet | Andrea Volpi Letizia Tebaldi Guido Matrella Roberto Montanari Eleonora Bottani |
| author_sort | Andrea Volpi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This paper presents the technical development and subsequent testing of a Real-Time Locating System based on Ultra-Wideband signals, with the aim to appraise its potential implementation in a real industrial case. The system relies on a commercial Radio Indoor Positioning System, called Qorvo MDEK1001, which makes use of UWB RF technology to determine the position of RF-tags placed on an item of interest, which in turn is located in an area covered by specific fixed antennas (anchors). Testing sessions were carried out both in an Italian laboratory and in a real industrial environment, to determine the best configurations according to some selected performance indicators. The results support the adoption of the proposed solution in industrial environments to track assets and work in progress. Moreover, most importantly, the solution developed is cheap in nature: indeed, normally tracking solutions involve a huge investment, quite often not affordable above all by small-, medium- and micro-sized enterprises. The proposed low-cost solution instead, as demonstrated by the economic assessment completing the work, justifies the feasibility of the investment. Hence, results of this paper ultimately constitute a guidance for those practitioners who intend to adopt a similar system in their business. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T09:26:32Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d07d661eecc34012853c384aff61d77d |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1424-8220 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T09:26:32Z |
| publishDate | 2023-01-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Sensors |
| spelling | doaj.art-d07d661eecc34012853c384aff61d77d2023-11-16T17:56:29ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-01-01233112410.3390/s23031124Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic AssessmentAndrea Volpi0Letizia Tebaldi1Guido Matrella2Roberto Montanari3Eleonora Bottani4Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyThis paper presents the technical development and subsequent testing of a Real-Time Locating System based on Ultra-Wideband signals, with the aim to appraise its potential implementation in a real industrial case. The system relies on a commercial Radio Indoor Positioning System, called Qorvo MDEK1001, which makes use of UWB RF technology to determine the position of RF-tags placed on an item of interest, which in turn is located in an area covered by specific fixed antennas (anchors). Testing sessions were carried out both in an Italian laboratory and in a real industrial environment, to determine the best configurations according to some selected performance indicators. The results support the adoption of the proposed solution in industrial environments to track assets and work in progress. Moreover, most importantly, the solution developed is cheap in nature: indeed, normally tracking solutions involve a huge investment, quite often not affordable above all by small-, medium- and micro-sized enterprises. The proposed low-cost solution instead, as demonstrated by the economic assessment completing the work, justifies the feasibility of the investment. Hence, results of this paper ultimately constitute a guidance for those practitioners who intend to adopt a similar system in their business.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1124Real-Time Locating SystemUltra-Widebandsensor networkassets trackingwarehouse managementwireless communications |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Volpi Letizia Tebaldi Guido Matrella Roberto Montanari Eleonora Bottani Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic Assessment Sensors Real-Time Locating System Ultra-Wideband sensor network assets tracking warehouse management wireless communications |
| title | Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic Assessment |
| title_full | Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic Assessment |
| title_fullStr | Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic Assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic Assessment |
| title_short | Low-Cost UWB Based Real-Time Locating System: Development, Lab Test, Industrial Implementation and Economic Assessment |
| title_sort | low cost uwb based real time locating system development lab test industrial implementation and economic assessment |
| topic | Real-Time Locating System Ultra-Wideband sensor network assets tracking warehouse management wireless communications |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1124 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT andreavolpi lowcostuwbbasedrealtimelocatingsystemdevelopmentlabtestindustrialimplementationandeconomicassessment AT letiziatebaldi lowcostuwbbasedrealtimelocatingsystemdevelopmentlabtestindustrialimplementationandeconomicassessment AT guidomatrella lowcostuwbbasedrealtimelocatingsystemdevelopmentlabtestindustrialimplementationandeconomicassessment AT robertomontanari lowcostuwbbasedrealtimelocatingsystemdevelopmentlabtestindustrialimplementationandeconomicassessment AT eleonorabottani lowcostuwbbasedrealtimelocatingsystemdevelopmentlabtestindustrialimplementationandeconomicassessment |