The context of the SENECA project (Large Scale Localization System for Industry) involves real-time location systems (RTLS) using UWB (Ultra Wideband) technology. The objective of the SENECA project is the experimental development of a pilot product that allows indoor localization of objects and/or people in a “large scale” context, without numerical constraints and with a high level of precision, using UWB technology.
The project idea aims to start from a non-industrialized prototype developed over the years by the LINKS Foundation Institute (Technology Readiness Level equivalent to TRL7), limited to the localization of a few devices in small areas, and extend it to design a large-scale localization system that can, following an experimental phase in a logistical/industrial context, reach a Technology Readiness Level equivalent to TRL9.
The ultimate goal of the experimental activity is the design of a system that can be used for commercial purposes in manufacturing/logistical environments and that overcomes the technological limitations currently characterizing similar systems on the market.
The project includes, in addition to engineering the prototype into a product, the development of a management software package capable of interacting with other field systems for data exchange, as well as an architecture that allows for quick integration into heterogeneous industrial contexts.
