IVAN: Intelligent Van for the Distribution of Pharmaceutical Drugs

Sensors

Asier Moreno¹  Ignacio Angulo¹  Asier Perallos¹  Hugo Landaluce¹  Ignacio Julio Garc໚ Zuazola¹  Leire Azpilicueta²  José Javier Astrain³  Francisco Falcone² 

[1] Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), University of Deusto, Bilbao 48007, Spain; E-Mails:;Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona 31006, Spain; E-Mails:;Mathematics and Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona 31006, Spain; E-Mails:

关键词: intelligent van;    pharmaceutical drugs traceability;    incidences reporting;    non-intrusive;    RFID;    wireless technologies;    deterministic 3D ray launching;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s120506587

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This paper describes a telematic system based on an intelligent van which is capable of tracing pharmaceutical drugs over delivery routes from a warehouse to pharmacies, without altering carriers' daily conventional tasks. The intelligent van understands its environment, taking into account its location, the assets and the predefined delivery route; with the capability of reporting incidences to carriers in case of failure according to the established distribution plan. It is a non-intrusive solution which represents a successful experience of using smart environments and an optimized Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) embedded system in a viable way to resolve a real industrial need in the pharmaceutical industry. The combination of deterministic modeling of the indoor vehicle, the implementation of an ad-hoc radiating element and an agile software platform within an overall system architecture leads to a competitive, flexible and scalable solution.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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