RFID & ITS
APPLICATIONSSI YUEFENG
15251179
GCIT 1015
12 October 2015
CONTENTS
Introduction of RFID
Applications Survey results
Future development
and opportunities
conclusion
RFID
RFID = Radio Frequency Identification
Electronic labeling and wireless identification of objects using radio
frequency
Tag carries with its information
a serial number
Model number
Color or any other imaginable data
When these tags pass through a field generated by a compatible reader, they
transmit this information back to the reader, thereby identifying the object
RFID components
A basic RFID system consists of these components:
A programmable RFID tag/inlay for storing item data;
Consisting of an RFID chip for data storage
an antenna to facilitate communication with the RFID chip
A reader/antenna system to interrogate the RFID inlay
Application software and a host computer system
RFID Tag
The RFID tag consists of an integrated circuit (IC) embedded in a thin film
medium.
Information stored in the memory of the RFID chip is transmitted by the
antenna circuit embedded in the RFID inlay via radio frequencies, to an RFID
reader
3 types
Passive
Semi-passive
Active
Types of RFID Tags
Active Tags
• Use a battery
• communicate over distances of several meters
Semi-passive Tags
• Contain built-in batteries to power the chip’s circuitry, resist interference and circumvent a lack of power from the reader signal due to long distance.
• They are different from active tags in that they only transmit data at the time a response is received
Passive Tags
• Derive their power from the field generated by the reader
• without having an active transmitter to transfer the information stored
Applications
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
20%
Pharmaceutic manufacturing industries
15%
Library Management
21%
Inventory Control10%
Document
Management8%
Security8% Customer Services
5%
Hotel Management5%
Banking and Finance
5%
Social Services
3%
Other18%
Types of industries that respondents think it is possible to apply RFID technology
Current Applications
Enhanced customer
satisfaction Improved efficiency
Increased inventory
turnover rate Reduced manpower
Reduced total cost
0
2
0
2
1
0
2
1
3
0
11
0
1
0
3
44
44
Benefits of using RFID in different industries
Manufacturing Retailing Transportation Warehousing
Applications
Credit Cards with RFID
(Paywave function)
Octopus (Smart Card)
Applications
Autotoll (Electronic toll collection)
Access Control
Online Survey
Target: SME
Information: Opinion on RFID and its applications
Site:
http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9N5UPRZuyuWtsk4
Survey Result
Further Development
In medical uses and library management
Video
Conclusion
Positive
RFID is a contactless reading technology and can read through other materials
Hold more data than barcode does
RFID tags data can be changed or added
More effective, bring lots of convenience to us
Negative
Cost is relatively remain high (compare to barcode)
RFID signals may have problems with some materials
RFID standards are still being developed