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.

这个I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发一个微型物流解决方案，以解决供应链因粗项目级可见性和跟踪而面临的数十亿美元的挑战。当今供应链的复杂性使得优化微观物流流程变得困难，例如质量控制、库存跟踪、重新进货、可追溯性、最后期限预测和室内运输。微物流物联网（IoT）的商业化可以将物理世界与数字世界连接起来，提供显著的可见性和增强的分析能力，可能节省数十亿美元。I-Corps项目基于高精度、稳健和实时定位技术的开发。这项技术可能会将数十亿个已经部署的无电池射频识别（RFID）标签转变为强大的微位置传感器。所提出的技术依赖于无线激励协议，结合信号处理，超分辨率算法和传感器网络架构的创新。它已经在实际的真实世界环境中进行了测试，证明了在具有挑战性的室内环境中实现厘米级定位的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。