A Robot Localization System Combining RSSI and Phase Shift in UHF-RFID Signals

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1782-1796

  Martinelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global robot localization; Kalman filtering; radio frequency identification (RFID) technology; redundant sensors

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; KALMAN FILTERS; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; RADIO WAVES; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOTS;

COMPLEMENTARY FEATURES; INDOOR LOCALIZATION SYSTEMS; KALMAN-FILTERING; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATION; REDUNDANT SENSORS; ROBOT LOCALIZATION; UNSCENTED KALMAN FILTER;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 85027935152     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2014.2386777     Document Type: Article

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