A radio frequency identification network design methodology for the decision problem in Mackay Memorial Hospital based on swarm optimization

Wei Chang Yeh, Yuan Ming Yeh, Chun Hua Chou, Y. Y. Chung, Xiangjian He

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Abstract

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification system which has become a hot topic in the fields of manufacturing, logistics, and so on. The purpose of this research is to propose a methodology for designing the RFID network planning problem (RNP) for application in the Mackay Memorial Hospital in Hsinchu, Taiwan. In this study, the RFID network is first considered as a grid and divided into several small squares. A soft computing methodology called FKB-SSO is proposed to solve the RNP problem based on simplified swarm optimization (SSO) by integrating k-means, fuzzy adaptive resonance theory (fuzzy-ART), and binary search. The proposed FKB-SSO will provide the basis for strategic decisions in constructing the RFID network to reduce the number of RFID readers with a minimal budget under the constraint of 100% coverage rate. The proposed FKB-SSO is more efficient than PSO and experts' manual solution in both run time and solution quality.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2012 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Duration: 10 Jun 201215 Jun 2012

Publication series

Name2012 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2012
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityBrisbane, QLD
Period10/06/1215/06/12

Keywords

  • Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
  • binary search
  • fuzzy adaptive resonance theory (fuzzy-ART)
  • k-means
  • network design
  • simplified swarm optimization (SSO)
  • soft computing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Theoretical Computer Science

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