Intelligent Transport System Based on RFID and Multi-Agent Approaches

An Adaptive IoT Management Infrastructure for EcoTransport Networks

“…However, all this potential requires the definition of a set of open specifications and even the definition of new standards so that the devices within a framework of IoT can participate in transport processes, logistics, decision support approaches and others. As a strategy to respond to the increasing network complexity of smart devices [4] and [5] proposes a network management architecture of intelligent "things" through a multi-agents architecture. The architecture presented and discussed in [4] and [5] was framed in the project called Platform for Transport Management Systems (P4TMS) considering the transport of goods in an inter-modal way.…”

“…As a strategy to respond to the increasing network complexity of smart devices [4] and [5] proposes a network management architecture of intelligent "things" through a multi-agents architecture. The architecture presented and discussed in [4] and [5] was framed in the project called Platform for Transport Management Systems (P4TMS) considering the transport of goods in an inter-modal way. The P4TMS aimed at the management of transport processes involving multiple modes (road and rail).…”

“…Although one of the platform's goals was an agile response (intelligent) to transport planning and associated logistics, the platform aspect most closely with this paper's topic refers to the network management methodology of devices that is intended to be adaptive and intelligent. Thus, we propose a component, as another IT-system with the management responsibility of a network of devices through the implementation of a component called intelligent Transport Unit (iTU) Technological Infrastructure Management Services (iTIMS) [4]. This component is in charge of the devices network management through the concept of "surrogate" as a mediator mechanism in managing unique identifiers applied to the data base management [6] and later in devices abstraction with limited resources that are unable to manage state information or advanced features [7].…”

RFID Technology and Multi-Agent Approaches in Healthcare

“…Thus, for example, in the supply chain of companies, Dias et al (2008) propose an intelligent transportation system that integrates both technologies. Lebrun et al (2010) present a model of a multi-agent system dedicated to the management of objects identified by RFID tags that users shall move on a flat surface, with a first application for the study of road traffic.…”

Leveraging Socially Networked Mobile ICT Platforms for the Last-Mile Delivery Problem

“…Beyond the ubiquitous nature of information technology in our personal and collective lives, concepts emerging in the computer science and operations research communities, such as the “internet of things,” extend the Internet by embedding these technologies within physical items. , “Smart” objects, in theory and practice, are increasingly able to perceive context around them, communicate with each other, access the cloud and interact with people – enhancing function and generating substantial added value. For example, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers are being extensively used to identify and trace products, people and vehicles to improve efficiencies of inventory control and management in supply chain and logistics systems. − Specifically, these technologies are being deployed to monitor real-time road contexts (i.e., weather, traffic jams, construction) to inform optimal delivery routing and scheduling, − identify and track sensitive or high-security products in delivery, and improve just-in-time and just-in-sequence coordination between supply chain actors. , By connecting RFID tracking of “things” to mobile-access social networks, opportunities emerge for applications well beyond simply connecting people in a virtual playground or improving centralized inventory and logistics systems. We argue in this paper that it becomes possible to put to work once disparate, underutilized and mobile assets associated with individual network participants (e.g., an empty car trunk, a set of jumper cables, the two people needed to create a “high occupancy vehicle”) in potentially new, highly efficient, and environmentally beneficial ways.…”