Validation of a Mobile Robot-Integrated RFID and Machine Vision System for Elderly Care Environments

Abstract

By combining mobile robots, passive RFID, and machine vision, we create and validate a system that can take actions by identifying, alerting, and helping in a care home environment. According to our results, both RFID and machine vision systems integrated into a mobile robot were technically functional in a lit room, while the functionality of the machine vision system in a dark room needs further development. The main added value of this research was to bring together all this commercial equipment to validate the idea as proof-of-concept.