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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

An Action Classification Method for Forklift Monitoring in Industry 4.0 Scenarios.

Andrea Motroni, Alice Buffi, Paolo Nepa, Mario Pesi, Antonio Congi

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Andrea MotroniDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via G. Caruso, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3281-4685
Alice BuffiDepartment of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1363-3662
Paolo NepaDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via G. Caruso, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7542-819X
Mario PesiSofidel SpA, 55016 Porcari, Italy.
Antonio CongiSofidel SpA, 55016 Porcari, Italy.

Funding

Regione Toscana 7165.24052017.112000028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The I-READ 4.0 project is aimed at developing an integrated and autonomous Cyber-Physical System for automatic management of very large warehouses with a high-stock rotation index. Thanks to a network of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers operating in the Ultra-High-Frequency (UHF) band, both fixed and mobile, it is possible to implement an efficient management of assets and forklifts operating in an indoor scenario. A key component to accomplish this goal is the UHF-RFID Smart Gate, which consists of a checkpoint infrastructure based on RFID technology to identify forklifts and their direction of transit. This paper presents the implementation of a UHF-RFID Smart Gate with a single reader antenna with asymmetrical deployment, thus allowing the correct action classification with reduced infrastructure complexity and cost. The action classification method exploits the signal phase backscattered by RFID tags placed on the forklifts. The performance and the method capabilities are demonstrated through an on-site demonstrator in a real warehouse.

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cyber-physical systemIndustry 4.0internet-of-readerIREAD 4.0radio frequency identificationRFID classification methodsmart forkliftsmart gatesmart warehouse

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PMID34372420
PMCPMC8348595

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