The initial considerations and tests on the use of real time locating system in manufacturing processes improvement

6th ModTech International Conference - Modern Technologies in Industrial Engineering

Cwikla, G.^1 ; Grabowik, C.^1 ; Kalinowski, K.^1 ; Paprocka, I.^1 ; Banas, W.^1

Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering Processes Automation and Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Konarskiego 18A, Gliwice

44-100, Poland^1

关键词: Accuracy and precision;    Hardware and software components;    Manufacturing process;    Outdoor environment;    Positioning algorithms;    Process Improvement;    Real-Time Locating Systems;    Type of technology;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/400/4/042013/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/400/4/042013

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Contemporary enterprises forced to compete on the global market actively seek methods that allow improving production processes. This demand resulted in the emergence of RTLS (Real-Time Locating Systems). RTLSs are considered an effective way to identify and track the location of objects in both indoor and outdoor environments. There is no established standard in indoor localisation, thus the selection of an existing system needs to be done based on the type of environment being tracked, the speed, the cost and the accuracy required. The RTLSs differs in terms of the type of technology used, positioning algorithm, accuracy and precision, complexity, scalability, number of tracked objects and costs. The article presents comparison of the most commonly used technologies of indoor real-time location, taking into account its possible applications in production engineering and process improvement. An example of RTLS, based on the UWB technology was also presented. The principles of the system operation, its main features as well as hardware and software components have been described. Preliminary tests of RTLS were also carried out.