Scaling RFID positioning systems using distributed and split computing
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1227100692-MIT.pdf
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Author(s)
Nachin, Mergen.
Advisor(s)
Fadel Adib.
Alternative Title
Scaling Radio-frequency identification positioning systems using distributed and split computing
Date Issued
2019
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Fine-grained tracking of objects in the physical world at scale has a broad potential impact in health care, retail, manufacturing, supply chain, and consumer product industry. In this thesis, I focus on using RFID-based technology for such applications due to its low-cost and growing prevalence of RFID tags. In contrast to current RFID systems that focus on a monolithic reader, I propose a distributed sensor node architecture that can scale by combining distributed and split computing techniques. On the distributed computing front, I introduce an architecture that enables extending the operation range and coverage from an end user's perspective while improving the manageability aspect via high-level semantic API. On the split computing front, I develop a framework to offload expensive tasks to the cloud or an edge server; the framework enables the use of small, cheap commodity compute devices as hosts at the edge while maintaining the high accuracy of fine-grained positioning. The thesis describes the design and implementation of these techniques. Moreover, through a hybrid evaluation of simulation and practical systems, the thesis demonstrates how these techniques enable us to design a scalable, manageable, and accurate RFID positioning system.
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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, September, 2019
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-66).
Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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