Automation systems often require knowledge of the pose of an object; that is position and orientation. By applying Auto-ID technology in combination with simple vision sensing and printed markings, we were able to accurately determine the position and orientation of packages and boxes. This approach takes full advantage of distributed sensing, structural modifications and networked information to address a problem that has traditionally been difficult to solve. We hope this approach serves as an example for future applications that combine multiple modal sensing with automatic identification and structural modifications – including enhancements to both objects and environment.
After a trademark dispute, the EPC Prototyping Platform is now called "Fosstrak" (previously Accada). Fosstrak stands for "free and open source software for track and trace".
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