Automated indoor RFID inventorying using a self-guided micro-aerial vehicle

Author

Parkison, Steven A. ; Psota, Eric T. ; Perez, Lance C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Nebraska- Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

5-7 June 2014

Firstpage

335

Lastpage

340

Abstract

A Micro-Aerial Vehicle (MAV) system is presented for automated indoor inventorying using passive radio frequency identification (RFID). This system utilizes a combination of onboard sensing and processing in order to achieve flight stabilization, generate floor maps, and perform path planning. The proposed state estimation method along with a control feedback strategy are demonstrated to be sufficiently accurate for operation in the indoor environment and the proposed path planning technique is shown to be effective for guiding the MAV while it performs automated RFID scanning.

Keywords

autonomous aerial vehicles; feedback; indoor environment; path planning; radiofrequency identification; stability; state estimation; MAV system; automated RFID scanning; control feedback strategy; flight stabilization; indoor environment; path planning technique; radio frequency identification; self-guided microaerial vehicle; state estimation method; Kalman filters; Navigation; Path planning; Radiofrequency identification; Sonar measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2014 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Milwaukee, WI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EIT.2014.6871787

Filename

6871787