Agent-based factory level wireless local positioning system with ZigBee technology

IEEE Systems Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-185

  Chan, Hing Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent; Factory automation; Local positioning system; Sensors networks

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS; LOCAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ASSETS; SENSORS NETWORK; SENSORS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES; ZIGBEE TECHNOLOGY;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; FACTORY AUTOMATION; PHASE MATCHING; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGY;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 77953230713     PISSN: 19328184     EISSN: 19379234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2010.2048653     Document Type: Article

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