Development Of Radio Frequency Identification Technology Research Articles

A Literature Review on Data Transmission Using Electromagnetic Waves Under Different Aquatic Environments

Abstract Because of the unpredictable range of propagation, knowledge of the wave transmission properties of the aquatic environment is needed for efficient underwater electromagnetic (EM) wave activity. Most publications concern low frequencies to achieve long contact distances, and data transmission is widely known to be captivated with one of the critical parameters, frequency. However, there are some new applications that need data in order to be implemented underwater over short distances. This survey provides a detailed overview of current underwater communication techniques, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Potential future directions and recommendations for enabling next-generation underwater wireless networking systems are discussed. This paper also summarizes radio-frequency communication studies and, as a result, developments in radio-frequency identification technology for data transmission in a variety of aquatic environments, including freshwater and saltwater.

Evaluating the academic trend of RFID technology based on SCI and SSCI publications from 2001 to 2014

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the most influential technologies of the twenty-first century. Today, RFID technology is being applied in a wide array of disciplines in science research and industrial projects. The significant impact of RFID is clearly visible by the rate of academic publications in the last few years. This article surveys the literature to evaluate the trend of RFID technology development based on academic publications from 2001 to 2014. Both bibliometric and content analyses are applied to examine this topic in SCI-Index and SSCI-Index documents. Based on the bibliometric technique, all 5159 existing RFID documents are investigated and several important factors are reviewed, including contributions by country, organizations, funding agencies, journal title, authors, research area and Web of Science category. Moreover, content analysis is applied to the top 100 most cited documents and based on their contents, these top 100 documents are classified into four different categories with each category divided in several sub-categories. This research aims to identify the best source of the most cited RFID papers and to provide a comprehensive road map for the future research and development in the field of RFID technology in both academic and industrial settings. Six key findings from this review are (1) the experimental method is the most popular research methodology, (2) RFID research has been a hot area of investigation but will branch out into related subset areas, (3) South East Asia is positioned to dominate this research space, (4) the focus of research up to now has been on technical issues rather than business and management issues, (5) research on RFID application domains will spread beyond supply chain and health care to a number of different areas, and (6) more research will be related to policy issues such as security and privacy.

„Biblioteka na fali”. Technologie radiowe w bibliotekach

Teza/cel artykułu – W artykule poruszono zagadnienie zastosowań technologii radiowych w bibliotekach, zarówno w zakresie telekomunikacji bezprzewodowej (technologie sieciowe), jak np.: Wi-Fi czy WiMAX, jak również w obszarze urządzeń bliskiego zasięgu, jak np. współpracujące urządzenia zarządzania danymi personalnymi. Przedstawiono też bezprzewodowe systemy pozatelekomunikacyjne, działające w ramach pasma ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical radio band). W ostatnich latach do bibliotek wkroczyła nowa, bezprzewodowa technologia zaliczana do urządzeń bliskiego zasięgu – tzw. identyfikacja radiowa, tj. RFID – Radio Frequency Identification, która zmienia i optymalizuje ich działanie w zakresie organizacji i kontroli zbiorów, procesów wypożyczeń oraz zwrotów. Pojawienie się w tym zakresie normy ISO 28560 – Information and documentation – RFID in libraries wytycza nowy etap automatyzacji bibliotek. Rozwinięciem technologii RFID są też nowe technologie takie jak NFC – Near-Field Communication) oraz tzw. Internet przedmiotów (Internet of Things - IoT), które w najbliższym czasie mogą mieć szerokie zastosowanie w świecie bibliotek, szczególnie w powiązaniu z technologiami mobilnymi. Metody badań – Problematykę zastosowania technologii radiowych w bibliotece przedstawiono na podstawie polskiej i obcej literatury przedmiotu, jak również na postawie obserwacji własnych oraz informacji uzyskanych na konferencjach, wystawach międzynarodowych oraz prezentacjach organizowanych przez firmy. Wyniki i wnioski – Zastosowanie technologii radiowych w bibliotekach okazuje się bardzo przydatne. W najbliższej przyszłości technologie te dostarczą bibliotekom nowych narzędzi i nowych możliwości w zakresie rozwoju usług dla użytkowników, jak i w zakresie usprawnienia pracy bibliotekarzy. Do tej pory biblioteki dość ostrożnie stosowały nowe technologie komunikacyjne. Jednak wobec rosnącej presji związanej z koniecznością wprowadzania sprawniejszych metod pracy będą one jednak musiały wdrażać innowacyjne rozwiązania, co spowoduje potrzebę zastosowania szybkich technologii radiowych.

Radio Frequency Identification Technology Development in Business Intelligence

Radio Frequency Identification Technology Development in Business Intelligence

FACTORS AFFECTING CUSTOMER LOYALTY OF MOBILE RFID SERVICES IN KOREA

Mobile radio frequency identification (RFID) services are expected to be launched in full-scale as a new service option in the telecommunications service market following the development of RFID technology and maturation of the IT infrastructure. Importance of customer loyalty has been widely recognized in business marketing for a long time, and the customer loyalty enhancement strategies for mobile RFID services is of significance to telecommunication carriers in terms of new business value creation. This study identifies the factors affecting customer loyalty for mobile RFID services and presents telecommunication service managers with information useful for improving customer loyalty for related new services. The data was collected from customers with some experience in the use of mobile RFID services through an online survey for an empirical analysis. And the collected data was analysed with structural equation model to verify the cause and effect relationship among perceived quality, switching cost, perceived value, customer satisfaction, switching barrier and customer relationship. The analysis showed that the quality of tag recognition and content quality proved to have a direct impact on the customer satisfaction, whereas connection quality and ease of use would rather indirectly than directly influence customer satisfaction by perceived value. Perceived value and satisfaction affected the loyalty. Adaptation cost affects switching barriers, the higher the switching barriers, the stronger the loyalty. Based on the results of the empirical analysis, practical implications were given. What is more, mobile RFID customers were divided into two groups that are favourably and unfavourably disposed toward the service, and suggested customer loyalty improvement strategies adapted for each group.

A Review on Agri-food Supply Chain Traceability by Means of RFID Technology

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology which provides appealing opportunities to improve the management of information flow within the supply chain and security in the agri-food sector. Nowadays, food safety is considered a major requirement in several countries, in particular, the traceability of food products which is mandatory by law. Thus, technological implementation leading to traceability strengthening in the agri-food sector is crucial. The first aim of this review is to analyze the current developments in RFID technology in the agri-food sector, through an operative framework which organizes the literature and facilitate a quick content analysis identifying future research direction. RFID technology seems to be able to bring great opportunities to this sector; nevertheless, several constraints are slowing its adoption. This survey may provide readers with an exhaustive overview of opportunities and constraints for the wide adoption of RFID. The second aim of this review is to provide an updated analysis on the current developments of RFID technology for different product typologies within the agri-food industry, discussing at the same time its potential in technological and logistical development regarding different sectors of the production/distribution chain. As referenced here, RFID implementations in the agri-food sector are increasing at a fast rate, and technological advancement follows the applicability opportunities. However, real applications of RFID technologies are still limited because of various technical and economical obstacles which are also discussed.

Conceptual Selective RFID Anti-Collision Technique Management

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) uses wireless radio frequency technology to automatically identify tagged objects. Despite the extensive development of RFID technology, tag collisions still remains a major drawback. The collision issue can be solved by using anti-collision techniques. While existing research has focused on improving anti-collision methods alone, it is also essential that a suitable type of anti-collision algorithm is selected for the specific circumstance. In this work, we evaluate anti-collision techniques and perform a comparative analysis in order to find the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. To identify the best anti-collision selection method in various scenarios, we have proposed two strategies for selective anti-collision technique management: a “Novel Decision Tree Strategy” and a “Six Thinking Hats Strategy”. We have shown that the selection of the correct technique for specific scenarios improve the quality of the data collection which, in turn, will increase the integrity of the data after being transformed, aggregated, and used for event processing.

A novel method for indoor positioning with passive UHF RFID

Radio frequency identification (RFID) positioning has been an emerging research topic along with the rapid development of RFID technology. Most RFID positioning systems utilise active tags, due to the challenging operational principles of passive technology. For example, received signal strength is usually one of the main factors in wireless positioning, but with passive systems, it is very non-linear and therefore difficult to use reliably. This paper presents a novel method for indoor RFID positioning where threshold power level is used instead of received signal strength and phase information of backscattered signals is exploited to precisely define the results. This method gives very accurate results in defining the distance between reader antenna and passive UHF tag. This is demonstrated with the measurements described in this paper. The distances specified using this method can be employed in determining exact locations. This method has the potential to take passive RFID positioning to a new level.

Using patent data for technology forecasting: China RFID patent analysis

China is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and consumers of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications. Current estimates show that China will need over 3 billion RFID tags to satisfy demand in the year 2009. The applications for RFID patents have spread across a very diverse range of inventions and in the future it is likely that most products manufactured in China will contain an RFID tag. China’s RFID industry has grown along with the demand and researchers are making significant technological advances. In this research, patent data from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) have been used to explore RFID technology development and its trends. Patent abstracts containing the keyword and phrase “RFID” and “Radio Frequency Identification” were collected for analysis, content extraction, and clustering. In total, 1389 patents from the SIPO database covering the years 1995–2008 were retrieved and archived for analysis. Patents provide exclusive rights and legal protection for inventors, play an important role in the development and fair diffusion of technology, and contain detailed specifications necessary to define and protect the boundaries of an invention. Through patent analysis, companies monitor the development of technology and evaluate the position of potential competitors in the market. This research introduce a methodology which combines patent content clustering and technology life cycle forecasting to find a niche space of RFID technology development in China. A patent content clustering method is used to cluster different patent documents into homogenous groups, and then technology forecasting is applied to evaluate possible market opportunities for future inventors and investors. The results suggest that the cluster called RFID wireless communication devices has entered the saturation stage and thus provides limited opportunity for development. Four other clusters; RFID concepts and applications, RFID architecture, RFID tracking implementation, and RFID transmission apparatus, have entered the mature stage. The RFID frequency and waves cluster appears to be in early growth stage with good development potential. Since the technology related to basic RFID concepts and devices has reached a mature stage in China, the research and development seems to be targeting the improvement of the RFID frequencies and waves as a means to develop more reliable RFID systems and applications.

An integrated framework for the development of radio frequency identification technology in the logistics and supply chain management

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) features high storage capacity, remote access, excellent data security, and multiple-tag reading. Hence, RFID technology attracts attention from various industries, especially the logistics and retail industries. Due to the swift development of technology and the trend of globalization, the logistics managers are assigned the task to integrate the supply chain via information technology such as RFID. The goal is to achieve information sharing and reduction of total cost, thus the operation efficiency can be improved and competitive advantage can be enhanced. Thus, this research would first identify the key factors of RFID technology development in the logistics and supply chain management. A complete set of five dimensions and 24 factors with a hierarchy structure is presented. The Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process methods are adopted for analysis. A structural procedure of RFID system establishment is also constructed based on the key dimensions and factors, with the expectation of establishing the RFID system in an effective and efficient manner. Then, based on the experience of Taiwanese government and industry, the sequence of companies for adopting the RFID technology is discussed. Thus, an integrated framework for the development of RFID technology, which includes the hierarchy of factors, structural procedure, and sequence of adoption, is presented in this research; and it can be applied in other scenarios after the users make some modifications according to their specific needs.

The development and implementation status of RFID in China

Although the development of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been amazing, it is still in its infancy worldwide. RFID still has to overcome several obstacles such as privacy and security, cost and standardisation. The industry in China offers a great arena for research in this field, as it is one of the most significant manufacturing players in the world and has begun devoting resources to local RFID technology development. This paper's goal is to analyse the development and implementation of RFID in China. To achieve this goal, 18 interviews were conducted within five Chinese participant groups: researchers, logistics experts, RFID technology manufacturers, manufacturers' representatives and government establishment officers. The authors can state that the development and implementation status of RFID in the Chinese industry is behind that of developed countries, but is becoming more prominent in closed-loop applications despite the lack of local standards, low security and high costs.

Is the RFID technology ready to integrate supply chain activities?

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is not a new technology and has been introduced for military applications for a long time. Nevertheless, it has been recognised as a device that may soon change the mode of operations throughout the supply chain. There is no question that the technology will reduce labour and improve accuracy in inventory management by improving inventory visibility. However, a review of recent research and the development of RFID technology in supply chain related applications indicated that deployment of the technology are restricted to the mandates of some giant players in the industries. It is still unclear that how return on investment of RFID-based projects could be justified. This paper aims to present a review of the technology and some recent development of RFID in relation to supply chain applications. Future research direction is then suggested.

Digital Footprints: The Use of RFID Technology for General Law Enforcement

Recent developments in the field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) have the potential to put a new wrinkle in the fabric of Fourth Amendment law. In what situations will a warrant be required for law enforcement to use RFID technology to remotely detect information about a person, place or thing? The development of RFID technology is quickly approaching the point where courts will need to address the issue and provide law enforcement with guidance on whether an electronic search using RFID is considered a search under the Fourth Amendment. Digital Footprints: The Use of RFID Technology for General Law Enforcement provides a brief history RFID technology and explains how RFID works. The author offers examples of how RFID can be used by law enforcement agencies to maintain traffic enforcement and compliance, monitor restricted property, and locate an individual. The paper concludes with an analysis of RFID technology juxtaposed with the current state of Fourth Amendment law.

RFID technology innovations: the use of patent data

Study on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has recently gained increasing attention from both industry practitioners and academic researchers. However, despite discussions of its promising future and potential applications of RFID, to date, a surprising dearth of work has been conducted on RFID technology development from the holistic perspective. Patent analysis has long been considered to be an important method for assessing various aspects of technological change. This paper utilises rich, reliable information provided by RFID-related invention patents in the USPTO database to provide an overall picture of RFID innovations.