Intelligent Cargo Tracking System Based on the Internet of Things

Author

Zhou, Lixin ; Lou, Catherine Xiaocui

Author_Institution

Sch. of Software & Microelectron., Peking Univ. Beijing, Beijing, China

fYear

2012

fDate

26-28 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

489

Lastpage

493

Abstract

This paper presents an agent based intelligent cargo tracking system including an agent structure and system architecture which is based on the Internet of Things. The concept and methods of Cargo Information Modeling are introduced, together with the cargo information contents and structure are explained prior to the implementation of an intelligent cargo tracking system. In this system, a model that includes all information needed in logistics chain management is used in the tracking of a product lifecycle. In this paper, has been described.

Keywords

Internet; freight handling; logistics; logistics data processing; product life cycle management; software agents; software architecture; supply chain management; tracking; Internet of things; agent based intelligent cargo tracking system; agent structure; cargo information content; cargo information modeling; cargo information structure; logistics chain management; product lifecycle; system architecture; Artificial intelligence; Information management; Internet; Multiagent systems; Radiofrequency identification; Vehicles; Cargo Information Modeling; Cargo Tracking; Internet of Things; Multi-agent System; RFID;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Network-Based Information Systems (NBiS), 2012 15th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Melbourne, VIC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2331-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NBiS.2012.127

Filename

6354871