NDLI: Smart Global Positioning System for Autonomous Delivery Robots in Hospitals

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Peleato, F. Prabakar, M. Jong-Hoon Kim
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Autonomous delivery robots have been employed in several hospitals across the United States to transport medical equipment, medicine, and food. However, they still face many difficulties, especially with the localization of robots within buildings, since most robots are currently using outdated techniques such as landmark recognition, beacons, or RFID tags. These methods are not only imprecise and unreliable but they also require a careful setup/distribution of special hardware in the hospital. Additional sensing and computing power are also needed for searching and detecting of landmarks, ultimately increasing manufacturing costs. We propose an innovative solution with a Smart Global Positioning System (S-GPS) framework and a novel algorithm for tracking delivery robots using multilateration technique with optimal number of references. The S-GPS framework enables to compute coordinates of all static sensors and mobile robots within the building and allows for fault tolerance in case of sensor failures. The algorithm provides precise localization of patients and delivery robots for improved navigation.
Sponsorship	Eng. Med. Biol. Soc.
Starting Page	141
Ending Page	142
File Size	331261
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479906246
e-ISBN	9780769550329
DOI	10.1109/SBEC.2013.79
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-05-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Robot kinematics Robot sensing systems Hospitals Buildings Distance measurement
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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