학술논문

A Robust RF-Based Wireless Charging System for Dockless Bike-Sharing
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing IEEE Trans. on Mobile Comput. Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on. 23(3):2395-2406 Mar, 2024
Subject
Computing and Processing
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Signal Processing and Analysis
Inductive charging
Radio frequency
Wireless sensor networks
Wireless communication
Sensors
Receivers
Delays
Dockless bike-sharing
wireless charging system
radio frequency
wireless power transfer
Language
ISSN
1536-1233
1558-0660
2161-9875
Abstract
In the past few years, dockless bike-sharing has become a popular means of public transportation and brought significant convenience to millions of citizens. As one of the key components of a shared bike, the smart locking/unlocking module has proposed a new challenge of how to provide robust power supplement for them. Current charging solutions for shared bikes are mainly based on mechanical power and solar power, and rarely take user experience and charging delay into consideration. In this article, we design a robust RF-based wireless charging system for dockless bike-sharing. Our system utilizes radio frequency (RF) power to provide stable charging service while preserving the quality of service. In our system, an RF wireless charging sensing node is integrated on the bike's basket, so that the mutual interference during charging process and space occupation can be reduced. In order to reduce charging delay, we first design an efficient charging direction scheduling algorithm for a single charger. Then, we extend the solution to multiple-charger scenarios via dynamic programming. Our system has been successfully implemented on a dockless bike-sharing system. The experimental results verify that our design can satisfy the charging demands of shared-bikes and achieve 85% of the optimal solution.