Object‐Oriented RFID with IoT: A Design Concept of Information Systems in Manufacturing

Tamotsu Kamigaki

doi:10.3390/electronics6010014

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) has increasingly become important in industry. Connectivity over the internet of not only people but also devices (such as sensors, appliances, machines, robots, and vehicles) is leading to a paradigm shift in manufacturing. The Japanese government recognizes this and has stated that IoT connectivity and the methodologies to exploit it are paramount for Japanese industry. Currently, the necessary changes have been realized in large Japanese companies; however, implementation in smaller companies has been lagging, despite the advantages of introducing IoT technologies, due to the high cost. The objective of this research is to suggest a design concept which combines IoT and object‐oriented radio frequency identification (RFID). IoT technology is used for collecting, analyzing, and managing data, and an object‐oriented RFID system is used as a control process in manufacturing systems. In previous research, the objectoriented RFID system was shown to provide flexible management through the use of a variety of OORFID tags. The current research extends this by introducing object‐oriented RFID into IoT systems to improve the flexibility in the manufacturing systems. For the verification of this concept, an experimental IoT system using object‐oriented RFID was designed and implemented

Highlights

Around the world, through initiatives such as Industrie 4.0 in Germany, Industrial Internet in the USA, and Made in China 2025, there has been discussion of the directions the generation of manufacturing will take
The current research extends this by introducing object-oriented radio frequency identification (RFID) into Internet of Things (IoT) systems to improve the flexibility in the manufacturing systems
object-oriented RFID (OORFID) to a manufacturing information used process control to improve design the flexibility in the manufacturing systems

Summary

Introduction

Through initiatives such as Industrie 4.0 in Germany, Industrial Internet in the USA, and Made in China 2025, there has been discussion of the directions the generation of manufacturing will take Common to all these discussions is the Internet of Things (IoT) where machines, factories, and infrastructure are connected through the internet. The Japanese government as well has recognized the necessity of IoT connectivity and methodologies to exploit it for Japanese industry [1]. At this point in Japan, a great deal of connectivity has been achieved by large companies, in Japan the term Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been favored. The use of RFID provides quick and accurate management of the flow of products [3,4]

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