Study for implementing a Real-Time Locating System in shipyards

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to analyze the real-time locating systems available in the market as well as the technologies behind it to determine if it is relevant for a shipyard to implement one of them. The different technologies available for RTLSs are analyzed and compared along the thesis and after all the theory is presented a discussion with a set of 3 research questions is given. A Real time locating (or Localization) system (RTLS) is a combination of hardware and software used to determine the position of an object in real time automatically in an equipped area that allows the tracking and management of the object or objects that are located in this area (Li et al., 2016). Finally, the discussion aims to answer the 3 research questions with the merge of the theory presented in the thesis and the interviews realized. More research needs to be done in the field of RTLS and this is mentioned in the conclusion for future work.