DocumentCode :
3538108
Title :
Embedded sensor Scout flooring system by Interface Flor
Author :
Zah, Chung Hsien ; Fezer, Susan F.
Author_Institution :
Interface Americas, LaGrange
fYear :
2008
fDate :
10-11 Nov. 2008
Firstpage :
106
Lastpage :
110
Abstract :
Scout Floor is a unique floor surface having a low cost sensor interface for a wide variety of applications. It is a floor surface that is an interactive information map from which data can be read or written. Scout Floor is an enabling technology that allows for indoor location of objects. The regular array of passive RFID sensors in the floor makes an x-y grid that allows a position map to be generated so an objectpsilas position and path is known. We have proved that HF and UHF RFID tags can be read through carpet tiles and have examined the effect of water on the carpet and the durability of the tags under the carpet. We have also formed partnership with companies that plan to use our embedded flooring system in their applications. With a maintenance partner we are working to verify that cleaning has been done as well as a record can be generated of a piece of equipment current and past position. It creates a platform that can be used for in-door robotics navigation, people and equipment location, safety in the home and industry, security, personal and handicap assistance, asset management, and entertainment.
Keywords :
carpets; embedded systems; intelligent sensors; radiofrequency identification; HF RFID tags; Interface Flor; UHF RFID tags; cost sensor interface; embedded sensor scout flooring system; interactive information map; passive RFID sensors; Cleaning; Costs; Hafnium; Mesh generation; Passive RFID tags; RFID tags; Radiofrequency identification; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Tiles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Technologies for Practical Robot Applications, 2008. TePRA 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Woburn, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2791-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2792-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/TEPRA.2008.4686682
Filename :
4686682
Link To Document :
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