RFID-based mobile robot guidance to a stationary target

Mechatronics

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 217-229

  Kim, Myungsik ^a   Chong, Nak Young ^a  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Localization; Loop antenna; Mobile robot; RFID

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LOOP ANTENNAS; MOTION PLANNING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TRANSPONDERS;

LOCALIZATION; MULTI-PATH REFLECTION; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SYSTEMS; SIGNAL STRENGTH PATTERN;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 34247541719     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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