Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a dual-polarized tag antenna patch and a positioning method for logistics management, aiming at the defects of the prior art. The application adopts the following technical scheme.
First, to achieve the above object, a dual polarized tag antenna patch for logistics management is proposed, which includes: an adhesive coating for adhesively securing the dual polarized tag antenna patch to a surface of a logistics good; an intermediate dielectric layer which is rogers4350 dielectric substrate and covers the upper surface of the adhesive coating; the metal radiation layer comprises a plurality of symmetrically arranged radiation units and a tag chip connected in the middle of the radiation units; and the reflection coating at least covers the upper surface of the metal radiating unit and is rogers4003C plate.
Optionally, the dual polarized tag antenna patch for logistics management according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the radiating elements are C-shaped radiating elements, each C-shaped radiating element has two first polarization arms parallel to each other and a second polarization arm vertically connected to the end of the same side of the first polarization arm, and the first polarization arm and the second polarization arm are connected to form a C-shape; an axis parallel to the length direction of the second polarization arm is used as a symmetry axis between the two C-shaped radiation units to form an I-shaped coupling unit, and a coupling gap parallel to the length direction of the second polarization arm is arranged in the middle of the I-shaped coupling unit; the I-shaped coupling units are arranged at equal intervals to form a coupling matrix, and first polarization arms of four C-shaped radiation units positioned in the geometric center of the coupling matrix are respectively and electrically connected with the terminal pins of the tag chip; the coupling matrix receives the radio frequency signal and radiates the positioning signal with the identification code of the tag chip outwards according to the feedback signal of the tag chip.
Optionally, the dual polarized tag antenna patch for logistics management as described in any one of the above, wherein the thickness of the rogers4350 dielectric substrate is not more than 1.6mm, and the length and/or width of the rogers4350 dielectric substrate is not more than 4 times of the operating wavelength λ of the dual polarized tag antenna patch; the length and width dimensions of the reflective coating are the same as those of the rogers4350 dielectric substrate, and the thickness of the reflective coating does not exceed the thickness of the rogers4350 dielectric substrate.
Meanwhile, to achieve the above object, the present application further provides a positioning method for positioning a logistics cargo adhered to the dual polarized tag antenna patch for logistics management, which includes the steps of: the method comprises the steps that at least 4 radio frequency antennas respectively arranged at the periphery of a logistics transmission area respectively receive positioning signals of a dual-polarized tag antenna patch, the polarization direction of at least one radio frequency antenna in the 4 radio frequency antennas is the same as the first polarization direction of the dual-polarized tag antenna patch, and the polarization direction of at least one radio frequency antenna in the 4 radio frequency antennas is the same as the second polarization direction of the dual-polarized tag antenna patch; step two, respectively calculating the signal intensity of the positioning signals received by each radio frequency antenna to obtain the feature vector of the positioning signalsWhereinRepresenting the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the first RF antenna,Representing the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the second radio frequency antenna,Representing the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the third radio frequency antenna,Representing the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the fourth radio frequency antenna; third step, according to the characteristic vector/>, of the positioning signal Searching a positioning vector feature table, and obtaining the/>, of the positioning signal feature vectorAnd outputting the transmission direction and position node information corresponding to the closest transfer path position.
Optionally, the positioning method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the positioning vector feature table is obtained by: step a1, adhering the dual-polarized tag antenna patch to a test cargo; step a2, driving the test cargoes to traverse each transfer path in the logistics conveying area, and driving each radio frequency antenna to respectively acquire positioning signals of the dual-polarized tag antenna patches in a period t while the test cargoes traverse each transfer path in the logistics conveying area; step a3, establishing a positioning signal characteristic vector according to the intensity of each positioning signal obtained in the step a2And building a positioning signal feature vector/> according to the positions of the test cargoes on each transfer pathMapping relation with the transfer path position; and a4, respectively marking and recording the transmission direction and the position node information corresponding to the positions of the transfer paths.
Optionally, the positioning method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the period t < the longest time corresponding to the transfer path driving the test cargo to move by 5 m.
Optionally, the positioning method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the third step further includes the following steps: step 301, according to the signal strength of the positioning signal received by each RF antennaCalculating distances between the dual-polarized tag antenna patch and each radio frequency antenna as D1, D2, D3 and D4 respectively; step 302, retrieving and locating the signal feature vectorThe nearest transfer path positions are respectively D1', D2', D3', D4' with the distances between the radio frequency antennas; step 303, calculating an included angle between the first rf antenna and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch asCalculating the included angle between the second radio frequency antenna and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch as Calculating the included angle between the third radio frequency antenna and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch asCalculating the included angle between the fourth radio frequency antenna and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch asStep 304, retrieving and locating the signal feature vector The nearest transfer path positions and the included angles between the radio frequency antennas are respectively theta 1', theta 2', theta 3', theta 4'; step 305, outputting prompt information corresponding to the turning of the logistics cargo when at least two of the components of the component I theta 1-theta 1',thecomponent I theta 2-theta 2',thecomponent I theta 3-theta 3 and the component I theta 4-theta 4 exceeds a preset threshold value.
Optionally, the positioning method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the step a4 further includes the steps of: step a4-1, establishing a positioning signal characteristic vector according to the positions of the test cargoes on each transfer path Respectively calculating distances between the test cargo and each radio frequency antenna as D1', D2', D3', D4'; and a step a4-2, establishing and storing a mapping relation between the positions of each transfer path and the distance between each radio frequency antenna.
Advantageous effects
The application provides a dual-polarized tag antenna patch for logistics management and a positioning method, which enable the tag antenna patch to have two polarization directions simultaneously through the structural design of a reflection composite layer and a metal radiation layer with a geometric symmetrical structure and the coupling between adjacent radiation units in the metal radiation layer. The application can carry the attitude angle information of the logistics goods adhered by the dual-polarized tag antenna patches through the positioning signals radiated by the dual-polarized tag antenna patches. Therefore, the application can realize the positioning of the transmission direction and position node information of the logistics goods by analyzing the positioning signals received by the plurality of radio frequency antennas, analyze the attitude angle of the logistics goods and prompt the logistics goods when the logistics goods are in the wrong attitude.
Additional features and advantages of the application will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.
Detailed Description
In order to make the purpose and technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts, based on the described embodiments of the present application fall within the protection scope of the present application.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the prior art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
Fig. 1 is a dual polarized tag antenna patch for logistics management according to the present application, comprising a stack of layers from bottom to top:
An adhesive coating for adhesively securing the dual polarized tag antenna patch to a surface of a logistics good;
An intermediate dielectric layer 1, which is rogers4350 dielectric substrate and covers the upper surface of the adhesive coating;
the metal radiation layer 2 comprises a plurality of symmetrically arranged radiation units and a tag chip 3 connected in the middle of the radiation units, wherein the radiation units can be C-shaped radiation units, and the transmission and radiation of positioning signals in two polarization directions are realized through the coupling between the C-shaped radiation units in two mutually perpendicular directions respectively;
and the reflecting composite layer at least covers the upper surface of the metal radiating unit 2 and is rogers4003C plate.
In order to ensure that each metal radiating element 2 is accurately coupled to a required frequency point, each C-shaped radiating element can be specifically provided with two parallel first polarization arms and two second polarization arms which are vertically connected to the end parts of the same side of the first polarization arms, and the first polarization arms and the second polarization arms are connected to form a C shape. An axis parallel to the length direction of the second polarization arm is used as a symmetry axis between the two C-shaped radiation units to form an I-shaped coupling unit, and a coupling gap parallel to the length direction of the second polarization arm is arranged in the middle of the I-shaped coupling unit; the I-shaped coupling units are arranged at equal intervals to form a coupling matrix, and first polarization arms of the four C-shaped radiation units positioned in the geometric center of the coupling matrix are respectively and electrically connected with the terminal pins of the tag chip 3. The coupling matrix can thus be fed through the first polarization arm in the geometric center, so that radio frequency signals are correspondingly received and positioning signals with the identification code corresponding to the tag chip 3 are radiated outwards according to the feedback signal of the tag chip 3.
To achieve better radiation characteristics, the application can select rogers4350 dielectric substrate with thickness not exceeding 1.6mm, and limit the size of the antenna to be as follows through rogers4350 dielectric substrate: the length and/or width is not more than 4 times the operating wavelength lambda of the dual polarized tag antenna patch. Therefore, the C-shaped radiating units can realize feeding through a near-field coupling mode, and radiate positioning signals in a specific polarization direction outwards through gaps among the C-shaped radiating units.
In cooperation with the rogers4350 dielectric substrate, the length and width dimensions of the reflective coating layer are set to be the same as those of the rogers4350 dielectric substrate, and the thickness of the reflective coating layer is set to be not more than that of the rogers4350 dielectric substrate so as to adjust the radiation angle range of the antenna through the dielectric constant of the rogers4350 dielectric substrate and the thickness matched with the patch working wavelength lambda of the dual-polarized tag antenna.
For the logistics goods adhered with the dual-polarized tag antenna patch, the application can be specifically positioned in the following way:
The method comprises the steps that at least 4 radio frequency antennas respectively arranged at the periphery of a logistics transmission area respectively receive positioning signals of a dual-polarized tag antenna patch, the polarization direction of at least one radio frequency antenna in the 4 radio frequency antennas is the same as the first polarization direction of the dual-polarized tag antenna patch, and the polarization direction of at least one radio frequency antenna in the 4 radio frequency antennas is the same as the second polarization direction of the dual-polarized tag antenna patch;
Step two, respectively calculating the signal intensity of the positioning signals received by each radio frequency antenna to obtain the feature vector of the positioning signals WhereinRepresenting the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the first RF antenna T1,Representing the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the second RF antenna T2,Representing the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the third RF antenna T3,Representing the signal strength of the positioning signal received by the fourth rf antenna T4;
Third step, according to the characteristic vector of the positioning signal Searching a positioning vector feature table, and obtaining the/>, of the positioning signal feature vectorAnd outputting the transmission direction and position node information corresponding to the closest transfer path position.
The positioning vector feature table on which the positioning depends can be predetermined by the following steps:
Step a1, adhering the dual-polarized tag antenna patch to a test cargo;
step a2, driving the test cargoes to traverse each transfer path in the logistics conveying area, and driving each radio frequency antenna to respectively acquire positioning signals of the dual-polarized tag antenna patches in a period t while the test cargoes traverse each transfer path in the logistics conveying area;
step a3, establishing a positioning signal characteristic vector according to the intensity of each positioning signal obtained in the step a2 And building a positioning signal feature vector according to the positions of the test cargoes on each transfer pathMapping relation with the transfer path position;
and a4, respectively marking and recording the transmission direction and the position node information corresponding to the positions of the transfer paths.
According to the training recording mode, the transmission path loss conditions corresponding to the transmission of the radio frequency signals from different positions in the logistics transmission area can be automatically matched, and the corresponding transfer path positions are identified by integrating the signals received by different radio frequency antennas. In order to ensure the accuracy of the positioning of the logistics goods, the method can set the period t of the condition of tracking, recording and positioning signal intensity to be not longer than the longest time corresponding to the movement of the test goods driven by the transfer path by 5m under ideal conditions. Thus, the deviation of the transfer path position matched by the positioning signal feature vector can be within 10m before and after the actual position. The on-site staff can conveniently and quickly identify and position the logistics goods which need special attention, and maintenance operations such as righting, cleaning and the like can be performed.
In order to further automatically identify whether the logistics goods are toppled, in the step a4, the following data are further recorded, so as to judge whether the logistics goods are overturned or not through calculating the radio frequency signal transmission distance between the logistics goods and the radio frequency antenna:
Step a4-1, establishing a positioning signal characteristic vector according to the positions of the test cargoes on each transfer path Respectively calculating distances between the test cargo and each radio frequency antenna as D1', D2', D3', D4';
And a step a4-2, establishing and storing a mapping relation between the positions of each transfer path and the distance between each radio frequency antenna.
Therefore, in the process of tracking the logistics goods, the interference and influence of dumping of the logistics goods on the transmission path of the radio frequency positioning signal can be further identified in the third step through the following steps, so that abnormal postures of overturning, overturning and the like of the logistics goods are identified:
Step 301, according to the signal strength of the positioning signal received by each RF antenna Calculating distances between the dual-polarized tag antenna patch and each radio frequency antenna as D1, D2, D3 and D4 respectively;
Step 302, retrieving the feature vector of the positioning signal The nearest transfer path positions are respectively D1', D2', D3', D4' with the distances between the radio frequency antennas;
step 303, calculating an included angle between the first rf antenna T1 and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch as Calculating an included angle between the second radio frequency antenna T2 and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch as followsCalculating an included angle between the third radio frequency antenna T3 and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch as followsCalculating the included angle between the fourth radio frequency antenna T4 and the dual-polarized tag antenna patch as follows
Step 304, retrieving the feature vector of the positioning signalThe nearest transfer path positions and the included angles between the radio frequency antennas are respectively theta 1', theta 2', theta 3', theta 4';
Step 305, outputting prompt information corresponding to the turning of the logistics cargo when at least two of the components of the component I theta 1-theta 1',thecomponent I theta 2-theta 2',thecomponent I theta 3-theta 3 and the component I theta 4-theta 4 exceeds a preset threshold value.
The foregoing is a description of embodiments of the application, which are specific and detailed, but are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the application. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the application, which are all within the scope of the application.