I-Corps: Bridging the Supply Chain Information Gap Using Micro-Logistics Internet of Things (IoT)

I-Corps：利用微物流物联网 (IoT) 弥合供应链信息鸿沟

• 批准号: 2110076
• 负责人: Fadel Adib
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-02-15 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2110076&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Bridging; Supply; Chain; Information

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a micro-logistics solution to address multi-billion-dollar challenges facing supply chains due to coarse item-level visibility and tracking. The complexity of today’s supply chain makes it difficult to optimize micro-logistics processes, such as quality control, inventory tracking, re-stocking, traceability, deadline projections, and indoor transport. The commercialization of a micro-logistics Internet of Things (IoT) may bridge the physical with the digital world, providing significant visibility and enhanced analytics, potentially saving billions of dollars.This I-Corps project is based on the development of technology for high-precision, robust, and real-time positioning. The proposed technology may transform billions of already-deployed, batteryless Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFIDs) tags into powerful micro-location sensors. The proposed technology relies on a wireless excitation protocol combined with innovations in signal processing, super-resolution algorithms, and sensor network architecture. It has been tested in practical real-world environments, demonstrating the ability to achieve centimeter-scale positioning in challenging indoor environments.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发微观问题解决方案，以应对由于项目级别的可见性和跟踪性而导致的供应链面临的数十亿美元挑战。当今供应链的复杂性使得很难优化微观逻辑流程，例如质量控制，库存跟踪，重新存储，可追溯性，截止日期项目和室内运输。微观逻辑互联网的商业化（IoT）可能会用数字世界弥合物理，提供了可见性和增强的分析，并有可能节省数十亿美元。这项I-Corps项目基于用于高级，强大和实时定位的技术的开发。所提出的技术可能会将数十亿个已经被部署的无电射频标识（RFID）标签转变为强大的微型座位传感器。提出的技术依赖于无线兴奋协议，并结合了信号处理，超分辨率算法和传感器网络体系结构的创新。它已经在实际的现实环境中进行了测试，证明了在挑战室内环境中实现厘米尺度定位的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用该基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响来审查标准，认为通过评估来获得珍贵的支持。