Title :
Wireless localization in buildings by smart tiles
Author :
Mariotti, C. ; Orecchini, G. ; Virili, M. ; Alimenti, F. ; Roselli, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Univ. of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Abstract :
An innovative conception of indoor localization for human beings is proposed. A person, moving within a building can be localized and tracked by using a self-powered RFID system consisting of a nomadic reader interrogating an array of passive tags embedded in the floor tiles. The whole system is based on environmentally friendly technologies: the piezoelectric (PZT) based energy harvesting to power the hardware as well as the on-paper inkjet printing for the tag antenna.
Keywords :
antennas; building management systems; energy harvesting; floors; indoor radio; piezoelectric transducers; radiofrequency identification; PZT energy harvesting; building; environmentally friendly technology; human being; indoor localization; nomadic reader interrogation array; on-paper inkjet printing; passive tag; piezoelectric energy harvesting; self-powered RFID system; smart floor tile; tag antenna; wireless localization; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Floors; Printing; Radiofrequency identification; Tiles; RFID; WAE; energy harvesting; localization system; on-paper inkjet printed electronics; piezoelectric materials;
Conference_Titel :
Environmental Energy and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS), 2012 IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Perugia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2739-8
DOI :
10.1109/EESMS.2012.6348398
