RFID Technique Research Articles

Off-the-shelf UHF RFID-based sensors for corrosion characterization of coated steel

The application of the UHF RFID technique in non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) has gained increasing attention due to its wireless, battery-less, and cost-effective attributes. It offers a promising approach for SHM and the Internet of Things (IoTs). This paper reports commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) flexible UHF RFID tag-based sensors for corrosion characterization on coated mild steel. Two types of COTS flexible UHF RFID tags with different bends are fabricated as sensors. The received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement is implemented to characterize the corrosion. Three parts (T-match area, dipole arms, and dipole loadings) of the two tags are tested for sensing purposes, and comparison and discussion of sensitivity, read range, and results are provided. This study successfully validates the feasibility of the proposed tag-bent method for corrosion characterization undercoating. It can be concluded that the dipole arm part of the applied COTS tags is the most sensitive area.

A novel design of surface acoustic wave‐based chipless radio frequency identification tag based on multiphysics modeling

AbstractRadio frequency identification (RFID) technique is a kind of wireless, automatic identification technology that is being widely used. Compared to other identification methods such as bar code and two‐dimensional code (quick response code or QR code), the RFID technique has several remarkable merits, such as long reading distance, strong penetrating ability, pollution resistance, high reading efficiency, small size, and large information storage. However, the technique involves high cost and cannot be accepted by cost‐sensitive commodities or applications. To reduce its cost, chipless RFID tags were proposed in recent years using surface acoustic wave (SAW) to read and store the information is one such RFID tags. The tags feature small size, high flexibility, strong radiation resistance, high consistency and repeatability, as well as high temperature stability. In this paper, we propose a novel design for the SAW‐based RFID tags by using the commercial software COMSOL and analyze the performance of SAW tags with different structures.

To study the library management in point view of human resource and their work description in libraries

Need of library management in point view of proper human resource development, proper needs of security and explaining the moral education throughout the student are the ways to protect the libraries. Library should be developed according to technology, digitalization, proper cataloguing classification, book arrangement and classification book arrangement and book retrieval. Purchase of e-journal and providing it to student for current awareness service and selection dissimilation of services. Maintaining proper stock of books according to student intake is responsibility of management to prevent the any book theft and any inconvenience to student. RFID technique is also proved to be failed, so suitable option in library to avoid book theft is to appoint separate security for Library to appoint sufficient and efficient staff according to various norms and standards of human resource departments of Government. CCTV camera and alert, continuous observing staff is very essential. Otherwise library should go for implement close accesses system. Keywords: Staff, Lost, Status, Training, Work, Description.

Density Cum Priority based Adaptive Traffic Light Control System

Advancement of technology and increase in population density expands the quantity of vehicles out. This in turn increases the traffic density, which necessitates the well developed traffic controller. This paper explains a microcontroller based traffic control system. To explain about the system a four way junction is considered. In addition to the normal traffic control system, two special cases are also handled in this system. The developed system is dealing problem of highly dense lane.IR sensors are used to detect the density of the vehicles. This system also help to avoid the unnecessary delay for the priority vehicles. RFID technique is used to identify the priority vehicles. An IOT WIFI module is used in this system to display the traffic signal status and to store the traffic data. This traffic data can be processed in future to design the improved adaptive control system

Automated Unauthorized Parking Detector with Smart Vehicle Parking

Background/Objectives: In today’s world there is a rapid increment in vehicle movement and to resolve the vehicle parking problem, there is a need to employ technology. Methods/Findings: We introduce a RFID based technique; using this RFID technique we can able to resolve the parking problem without considering the manpower. In this RFID, technique we use LCD display, sensors and GSM Modem. Application: In this approach. SMS service plays a major role. By using RFID tags, we able to identify the vehicle having a slot in parking lot or not. Keywords: Detector, LCD Display, RFID Tags, Unauthorized Parking

An Intelligent Surveillance System Based on IoT for Internal Security of a Nation

Cross border terrorism and internal criminal activities are critical issues for any country to deal with. In India, such types of incidents that breach security are increasing and tracking such incidents depends only on the radio communications and the operations of security agencies. These security agencies face varied challenges to get real-time locations of targeted vehicles, their direction of fleeing, etc. This article proposes a novel application for the automated tracking of the suspicious vehicles in real-time. The proposed application tracks the vehicle based on their registration number, their type, color or RFID tag. The integration of RFID technique in the application reduces the overhead of image processing techniques, thus improving the performance of the application. This article also proposes an approach for vehicle classification. An integrated framework for tracking any vehicle at the request of security agencies is also proposed. Security agencies can track any vehicle in the specific time period by using a user interface application.

Opportunities and Challenges in Paper Printed RFID

RFID technique has gathered interest in many areas. But due to high installation cost and comparatively low read range, it has not reached its full potential. In this paper, how ‘conductive’ ink-jet printing technique, as an effective approach for the printing of RFID tags on paper has been studied. Various results characterize paper as a good substrate for the fabrication of sensor modules. Also, the use of implantable RFID tags for bio-monitoring applications is investigated that may open interesting opportunities in telemedicine. Although the technique is exciting enough to be adopted and can revolutionize data fusion but still there are certain unresolved issues that can restrict its use for the development of a ‘ubiquitous’ network for device and body monitoring applications.

The Application of Manhole Optical Cable Inspection System

The manhole optical cable inspection system based on RFID is a kind of technology which processes data through RFID, GPS, GIS, database and network technique. It will make the daily maintenance more scientific, standard and automatic. This system can increase service restoration speed and save management costs which effectively improve the electronic level of optical cable resource management and bring convenience to track workers’ daily work. The application results provide effective mode for manhole optical cable management.

RFID를 이용한 개선된 실내 위치 추적

RFID는 무선 주파수를 이용하여 사물 또는 사람에 부착된 태그의 정보를 읽어내는 기술이다. 비접촉 방식으로 위치를 추적하는 RFID 시스템에서 태그를 이용하여 위치를 추적할 때 실제의 위치와 측정된 위치 간의 오차가 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 RFID 기술을 통한 사물 또는 사람의 위치를 파악하는 방법에 있어 3가지 방법을 제안한다. RFID기반의 위치 인식시스템을 구성하고 태그(tag)들을 정사각형 형태로 배치한다. 리더(reader)를 보유한 물체의 실제위치와 실험을 통해 예상되는 물체의 위치를 비교하여 오차를 확인한다. 기존 논문에서는 리더에 읽힌 모든 tag들의 무게중심 값을 구하여 리더의 대략적인 위치를 구하였다면 본 논문에서는 중점과 방사원의 형태를 이용하여 예상위치를 구하는 3가지 방법을 추가적으로 제시하는데 첫 번째는 중간 값을 사용한 방법, 두 번째는 방사 형태를 사용한 방법, 세 번째는 원과 중간 값을 절충한 방법을 사용하였다. 데이터를 통해 본 논문에서 제안된 4가지 방법 중 어떤 방법이 거리의 오차가 적어 실제 위치를 추적하는 데에 효율적인지 확인하고자 한다. 그 결과 방사형태, 중앙 값, 그리고 방사형태와 중앙 값 두 가지를 모두 이용한 방법 중 중앙 값 만을 이용한 계산 방법이 가장 적은 오차가 발생하였다. RFID is a technology that uses radio frequency to read information in tags attached to objects or people. Because it reads the information without contact when tracking the location using tags in a RFID system, there can be errors between the actual position and measured position. In this paper, three methods (the method of radiation pattern, the method of the median value, and the method using both the radiation pattern and median value) are proposed to identify the location of objects or people using the RFID technique. The location identification system based on RFID was constructed and tags were arranged in a square pattern. The real location and experimentally predicted location of an object containing a reader were compared to confirm the error. Instead of the existing papers that obtained the approximately location of a reader by calculating the center of gravity of all tags read by that reader, in this study, the predicted location was obtained by the median value and the radiation pattern. This study validated which method was the most efficient among the three methods proposed in this paper through the data of the read tags. As a result, the method of the median value had the smallest error among those assessed.

The Design and Implementation of the Remote Centralized-Monitoring System of Well-Control Equipment Based on RFID Technique

At present, in domestic for the management of well control equipment continue to the traditional way of nameplates identifies and paper-based registration, there are many issues like the separation of data information of device, easy lose, difficult query, confused management and many other problems, which will make the problem device into the well field, and then resulting in well control runaway drilling accident. To solve the above problems, this paper put forward to the integrated remote centralized-monitoring management mode of the well-control equipment. Taking the advantages of IOT technology, adopting the RFID technology, and combining with the remote transmission, this paper designs the remote centralized-monitoring system of well-control equipment based on RFID, which realizes the intelligent management of well-control equipment and meets the actual demand of the well-control equipment safe use and timely scheduling, and it has the ability of field application.

Development board of the autonomous semi-passive RFID transponder

AbstractThe idea of multiband development board designed to support and advance the technique of battery-less autonomous semi-passive RFID transponders is presented in the paper. The extra function of harvesting energy from the electromagnetic field of different radio communications systems, the ultra efficient power conditioner and the energy storage block are applied in the proposed construction. The facility of utilizing gathered energy is provided to support designers in developing applications of automatic object identification. Since the evaluation board is to work without a galvanic cell, the particular emphasis is put on the mechanisms that improve energy efficient operation of the whole electronic circuit. The construction principles and operation modes (charging, cold start, sleep with charging, sleep, measurement and cut-off) of the storage unit are described in depth in the paper. The preproduction batch of the demonstrators has been manufactured on automated assembly line at ELMAK Ltd. Company, according to the elaborated model. It confirms that the author’s demonstrator of the battery-less autonomous semi-passive transponder can be reproduced on an industrial scale. On the basis of the preproduction series, the performance parameters of the final product have been estimated. The presented study should significantly contribute to the RFID technique therefore the authors set up the evaluation process of marketing research and product commercialization.

A Novel RFID-Based Sensing Method for Low-Cost Bolt Loosening Monitoring.

In coal mines, bolt loosening in the cage guide is affected by the harsh environmental factors and cage hoist vibration, leading to significant threats to work safety. It is crucial, to this effect, to successfully detect the status of multipoint bolts of guide structures. This paper proposes a system to monitor bolt status in harsh environments established based on the RFID technique. A proof-of-concept model was demonstrated consisting of a bolt gearing system, passive UHF RFID tags, a reader, and monitoring software. A tinfoil metal film is fixed on the retaining plate and an RFID tag bonded to a large gear, with the bolt to be detected fixed in the center of a smaller gear. The radio-frequency signal cannot be received by the reader if the tag is completely obscured by the tinfoil, and if the bolt is loose, the tag’s antenna is exposed when the gear revolves. A radio-frequency signal that carries corresponding bolt’s information is transmitted by the RFID tag to the RFID reader due to coil coupling, identifying loose bolt location and reporting them in the software. Confirmatory test results revealed that the system indeed successfully detects bolt loosening and comparative test results (based on a reed switch multipoint bolt loosening monitor system) provided valuable information regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed system.

Study on the Multi-Tag Identification Anti-Collision Algorithm of RFID in Automobile Assembly Line

With the mass production and use of car, the social are also increasing the requirements the automotive industry development. More and more automobile manufacturers are hoping to establish an efficient identification system, so that management would be enhanced to improve the efficiency and reduce the error rate. What’s more, motor-dom has been the important application field of RFID technique. In this paper, the paper is to carry out a detailed analysis of technology and research for RFID anti-collision system to guide manufacturers to improve the efficiency of RFID systems in the automotive assembly line and to solve the problem of collision multi-tag identification.

The Impedance Measurements Problem in Antennas for RFID Technique

Abstract The authors paid particular attention to the problem of antenna impedance measurements in the RFID technique. These measurements have to be realized by using two ports of a vector network analyzer and dedicated passive differential probes. Since the measurement process and estimated parameters depend on the frequency band, operating conditions, type of the system component and antenna designs used, appropriate verification of the impedance parameters on the basis of properly conducted experiments is a crucial stage in the antenna synthesis of transponders and read/write devices. Accordingly, a systematized procedure of impedance measurements is proposed. It can be easily implemented by designers preparing antennas for different kinds of RFID applications. The essence of indirect measurements of the differential impedance parameters is discussed in details. The experimental verification has been made on the basis of a few representative examples.

Development AI traffic-safety system using RFID technique and USN theory

The recent researches on the prevention of traffic accidents are apt to rely on IT technology as a means of reducing traffic accidents. However, it should be very difficult to find out the accident-causing vehicle once that vehicle left the scene of accident intentionally. In order to clear such a problem, the RFID tag was used in this research. Moreover, in this paper, simulation experiment to compute the optimal safety speed for the prevention of traffic accident was conducted in this research and that experiment intended to prevent such large scale traffic accident as multiple pile up on the section of heavy mist or frozen surface. In this paper, simulation experiment has confirmed that the probability of fault detection improved by 30%, compared to the existing method.

Accurate RFID Trilateration to Learn and Recognize Spatial Activities in Smart Environment

The rapid adoption of wireless communication and sensors technology has raised the awareness of many laboratories about the field of network embedded system. Most researchers aim to exploit these advances to enable technological assistance of frail persons in smart homes. However, to reach the full potential of applications using network embedded systems such as assistive smart home, scientists need to work toward the creation of support services. In this paper, we present an accurate passive RFID localization technique, which can easily be implemented and deployed in various environments, coupled to a complete human activity recognition model. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate, through concrete experiments, that support services can enable powerful solution to long-lived challenges of the network embedded system community. Particularly, the model exploits qualitative spatial reasoning from RFID localization of objects in the smart home to learn and recognize the basic and instrumental activities of daily living of a resident. Our system was deployed in a real smart home, and the results obtained were quite encouraging. The developed RFID technique gives an average precision of ±14.12 cm, and the recognition algorithm recognizes up to 92% activities.

The Slop Disaster Early Warning System Of Fiber Bragg Grating Anchor Bar Sensor Based On RFID

The technique for accurate monitoring of frequent slope disaster is long-term problem of engineering and technical personnel. RFID technology and optical fiber Bragg grating sensing technology development provides technical support to solve this problem. In depth study of the RFID technology and the principle of fiber Bragg grating sensor, combining the two technologies with traditional anchor bar, designs optical fiber Bragg grating sensor bolt based on the RFID technique. In lab experiments and field engineering practice of slope disaster early warning monitoring, the effect is very well. The practice gives full play to the advantages of the two technologies.

Modelling and Design of HF RFID Passive Transponders with Additional Energy Harvester

The huge progress in electronics technology and RFID technique gives the opportunity to implement additional features in transponders. It should be noted that either passive or semipassive transponders are supplied with energy that is derived from the electromagnetic field generated by the read/write device and its antenna. This power source is used to conduct radio-communication process and excess energy could be used to power the extra electronic circuits, but the problem is to determine the additional power load impact on the RFID system proper operation and size of interrogation zone. The ability to power the supplementary electronic blocks applied in the HF passive transponders is discussed in detail this paper. The simulation model and test samples with a harvester that recovers energy from the electromagnetic field of read/write device and its antenna have been developed in order to conduct investigations. The harvested energy has been utilized to supply a microprocessor acquisition block for LTCC pressure sensor developed in research previously described by authors.

Smart Parking Management System Based on RFID

This paper presents the design of a smart parking managemnet system which consists of non-stop automatic gate guard payment system and parking spot detection system. We first briefly introduce RFID technique and discuss its operating principles. Then we propose a design for controlling and managing parking system using RFID technique which is able to automatically calculate the parking fee of vehicles and show the number of unoccupied parking space in the screen at the entrance. Finally, we simulated the anti-interference ability of Manchester coding and decoding in this RFID system, the radio-frequency interference circuit of RF tag and the transmission and receiving module of the RF reader using the simulation software Simulink.

A Quality Attribute for RFID Manufacturing System

RFID is used very wide for manufacturing system, supply chain system, and others. RFID uses the chips or tags to store electronic product codes (EPC) and he tags have radio transceivers using which they transmit the product or device information using EPCs to the devices that probe these tags. In the contents, in order to apply RFID technique to their system (manufacturing system) efficiently, to identify and know the accurate quality attributes for RFID enable system has necessary. In this paper, we propose the quality attributes for RFID enabled manufacturing system. For this work, we extract the quality criteria from similar attributes of the standards such as ISO/IEC 9126 and IEEE 1451.