IVAN: Intelligent van for the distribution of pharmaceutical drugs

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 6587-6609

  Moreno, Asier ^a   Angulo, Ignacio ^a   Perallos, Asier ^a   Landaluce, Hugo ^a   Zuazola, Ignacio Julio García ^a   Azpilicueta, Leire ^b   Astrain, José Javier ^b   Falcone, Francisco ^b   Villadangos, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deterministic 3D ray launching; Incidences reporting; Intelligent van; Non intrusive; Pharmaceutical drugs traceability; RFID; Wireless technologies

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; MOTOR VEHICLE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

MOTOR VEHICLES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 84861552740     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120506587     Document Type: Article

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