UHF-RFID AoA Positioning with Multiple Arrays on Agricultural Machinery
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Motroni, Andrea; Nepa, Paolo; Buffi, Alice; Pirozzi, Marco; Donato, Luciano Di; Tomassini, Laura; Ferraro, Alessandra
- Source
- 2022 IEEE 12th International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA) RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA), 2022 IEEE 12th International Conference on. :17-20 Sep, 2022
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Geometry
Numerical analysis
Forestry
Agricultural machinery
Safety
Task analysis
Passive RFID tags
Angle of Arrival
RFID Array
RFID Tracking
Worker Safety
- Language
Worker safety in agricultural and forestry sites where Remotely Controlled Farm Machinery (RCFM) operate is a serious problem which requires the development of innovative smart systems. Radiolocalization of workers developing their tasks in the machinery vicinity turns out to be an effective method to prevent fatal collisions. In this context, passive RFID technology at the UHF band is a favorable solution due to the simplicity of installation. This paper proposes the use of two commercial RFID arrays to triangulate the location of workers and other obstacles in the surroundings of a RCFM. optimization and performance of the system geometry are investigated by numerical analysis as the most significant parameters change, by obtaining sizing criteria useful for on-site deployment of the system.