TY  - CHAP
UR  - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5284225&isnumber=5282987
PB  - IEEE
T2  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE '09)
TI  - Localization of Shipping Containers in Ports and Terminals Using Wireless Sensor Networks
A1  - Abbate, Stefano
A1  - Avvenuti, Marco
A1  - Corsini, Paolo
A1  - Vecchio, Alessio
SP  - 587 
ID  - eprints1251
SN  - 978-1-4244-5334-4
N2  - The most advanced logistics solutions that are currently adopted in ports and terminals use RFID- and GPS-based technologies to identify and localize shipping containers in the yard. Nevertheless, because of the limits of these techniques, the position of containers is still affected by some errors or it cannot be determined in real-time. We propose a non-conventional approach where the position of containers can be continuously determined by means of a wireless sensor network. Each container is equipped with a number of nodes that use wireless communication to detect neighbor containers. At the base station, geometrical constraints and proximity data are combined together to determine the relative positions of containers.
M1  - 2
KW  - GPS-based technology; RFID-based technology; logistics solutions; ports; shipping container localization; terminals; wireless communication; wireless sensor networks; containerisation; containers; goods distribution; logistics; wireless sensor networks.
AV  - none
Y1  - 2009/08//
EP  - 592
ER  -