Emidio DiGiampaolo
Papers
11
Total Citations
500
H-Index
8
About
Emidio DiGiampaolo is a prominent researcher specializing in indoor robot localization, UHF-RFID sensing systems, and autonomous navigation technologies. His work has fundamentally advanced how mobile robots perceive and navigate complex indoor environments by leveraging passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology — a cost-effective alternative to traditional sensor-heavy approaches. DiGiampaolo's most influential contributions center on using the phase of backscattered UHF-RFID signals to enable precise robot localization. His 2013 paper on mobile robot localization using RFID phase measurements has garnered over 205 citations, while his earlier 2011 work establishing the foundational system attracted 132 citations — together demonstrating the sustained relevance of his research agenda. He has progressively extended this framework to address Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), warehouse robotics for shelf-level object detection, and multi-hypothesis Kalman filtering techniques for range and bearing estimation. Beyond robotics, DiGiampaolo has applied his electromagnetic expertise to humanitarian challenges, notably characterizing radio signal propagation through earthquake rubble to support rescue robot operations. His continued refinements — including modeling antenna polarization mismatch and exploiting tag orientation — reflect a meticulous, evolving research program. With a body of work spanning over a decade and accumulating nearly 500 citations, DiGiampaolo represents a leading voice in RFID-based intelligent sensing for autonomous systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Mobile Robot Localization Using the Phase of Passive UHF RFID Signals205 citations · 2013
- 2A Passive UHF-RFID System for the Localization of an Indoor Autonomous Vehicle132 citations · 2011
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- 7Robot localization by sparse and passive RFID tags13 citations · 2010
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