RFID

Using RFID

RFID provides options when it is impractical or impossible to use other technologies or manual labor to collect data. RFID can operate in environments where factors such as indirect line of sight, high-speed reading requirements, temperature extremes and exposure to gases, moisture, acids and solvents, paint, oil prevents the use of other data collection methods.

TAGS AND READER

TAGS: One or more antennas Active/passive/semi-passive Read only/read-write Depends upon the surfaces READERS: At least one antenna Readers can be fixed or mobile Readers decodes data received from tags

Frequency

Standards

Many national and industry standards are based on ISO or EPCglobal standards. RFID standards exist for item management, logistics containers, fare cards, animal identification, tire and wheel identification, and many other uses . The Gen 2 standard was created to facilitate the use of Electronic Product Code (EPC) numbers, which uniquely identify objects such as pallets, cases or individual products. The EPCglobal Generation 2 (EPC Gen 2) UHF standard is now also the ISO 18000-6C standard..

Benefits of using RFID in LMS

Much better than bar codes Tags can store data in the form of unique id which can not be done with barcodes No problems with RFID tags getting dirty or tore away No line of sight Multiple reads Reading tags without opening the books or box in which they are kept Save time/much less human handling

Problems with the current Systems

High cost Vulnerability to compromise Removal of exposed tags Too many tags

Proposed Solution
Chips running as little as 35 cents a piece for some varieties. Long tag life,as most RFID vendors claims a minimum of 100,000 transactions before a tag may need to be replaced. RFID reduces staffing as all the activities related to library get automated. Experiments on Position of Tags in Books.

Metal causes two problems for RFID transponders: But now there are tags with spacers that can be placed on metal objects, such as racks and servers in a data center. In many cases, tags utilize the metal to reflect a greater amount of energy to the tag, thereby increasing read range.

Future Prospect : Asset tracking

Asset tracking refers to tracking the movement of physical assets like clothes, documents, pallets, food items, books , warehouse products etc.. I would be studying how asset tracking is done in different domains and try to propose solutions to overcome the problems based on current system. In which my main concern would be to read tags on different surfaces may it be metal, wood, water, cardboard, plastic etc. And also which tag, readers to select in which environment and what will be the best tag ,its position to choose ,so as to make it more readable by the reader.

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