IVANIntelligent Van for the Distribution of Pharmaceutical Drugs
- Asier Moreno 1
- Ignacio Angulo 1
- Asier Perallos 1
- Hugo Landaluce
- Ignacio Julio García Zuazola
- Leire Azpilicueta
- José Javier Astrain
- Francisco Falcone
- Jesús Villadangos
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Universidad de Deusto
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Editorial: Servicio de Publicaciones = Argitalpen Zerbitzua ; Universidad de Deusto = Deustuko Unibertsitatea
Año de publicación: 2014
Páginas: 117-144
Tipo: Capítulo de Libro
Resumen
This paper describes a telematic system based on an intelligent van which is capable of tracing pharmaceutical drugs over delivery routes from a warehouse to pharmacies, without altering carriers’ daily conventional tasks. The intelligent van understands its environment, taking into account its location, the assets and the predefined delivery route; with the capability of reporting incidences to carriers in case of failure according to the established distribution plan. It is a non-intrusive solution which represents a successful experience of using smart environments and an optimized Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) embedded system in a viable way to resolve a real industrial need in the pharmaceutical industry. The combination of deterministic modeling of the indoor vehicle, the implementation of an ad-hoc radiating element and an agile software platform within an overall system architecture leads to a competitive, flexible and scalable solution.