scholarly journals An Approach for Managing Manufacturing Assets through Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tahir ◽  
Borja Ramis Ferrer ◽  
Jose Martinez Lastra
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Microelectromechanical Systems ◽  
Process Time ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Mems Sensors ◽  
Radio Frequency Energy ◽  
Rf Signals

The manufacturing industry requests novel solutions that will permit enterprises to stay competitive in the market. This leads to decisions being made based on different technologies that are focused on real-time accurate measurement and monitoring of manufacturing assets. In the context of traceability, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have been traditionally used for tracking, monitoring, and collecting data of various manufacturing resources operating along the value chain. RFID tags and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors enable the monitoring of manufacturing assets by providing real-time data. Such devices are usually powered by batteries that need regular maintenance, which in turn leads to delays that affect the overall manufacturing process time. This article presents a low-cost approach to detect and measure radio frequency (RF) signals in assembly lines for optimizing the manufacturing operations in the manufacturing industry. Through the detection and measurement of RF signals, the RF energy can be harvested at certain locations on the assembly line. Then, the harvested energy can be supplied to the MEMS sensors, minimizing the regular maintenance for checking and replacing batteries. This leads to an increase in the operational efficiency and an overall reduction in operational and maintenance costs.

Real-Time Tracking and Locating of Radioactive Source in Transport

2015 ◽  
Vol 738-739 ◽  
pp. 763-766
Author(s):  
Xian Wei Wang ◽  
Hong Wu Qin
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Radioactive Source ◽  
Location Information ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Transport Vehicle ◽  
Real Time Tracking

This paper deals with securing radioactive source by continuously monitoring system, which is made of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reader and tags respectively. The RFID tags that are attached to the transport packages can send information at preset interval, to reader mounted in the cargo bay of the transport vehicle. When an alarm state is encountered by any of the sensors in the tag, the location information of the item using GPS is promptly sent to the monitoring center via the GPRS network. The experiments show that the real-time tracking system is an important prerequisite for ensuring safety of radioactive source in transport.

Security of EPC Class-1

2013 ◽  
pp. 34-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Picazo-Sanchez ◽  
Lara Ortiz-Martin ◽  
Pedro Peris-Lopez ◽  
Julio C. Hernandez-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Radio Channel ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Main Form ◽  
Electronic Product Code ◽  
Electronic Product ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Passive Rfid

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a common technology for identifying objects, animals, or people. The main form of barcode-type RFID device is known as an Electronic Product Code (EPC) and the most popular standard for passive RFID tags is Class-1 Generation-2. In this technology, the information transmitted between devices is through the air, therefore adversaries can eavesdrop these messages passed on the insecure radio channel and finally, the security of the system can be compromised. In this chapter, the authors analyze the security of EPC Class-1 Generation-2 standard, showing its security weaknesses and presenting some possible countermeasures.

Management of surgical instruments with radio frequency identification tags

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Kusuda ◽  
Kazuhiko Yamashita ◽  
Akiko Ohnishi ◽  
Kiyohito Tanaka ◽  
Masaru Komino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Management System ◽  
Surgical Instruments ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Surgical Instrument ◽  
Content Type ◽  
History Of ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Identification Tags

Purpose – To prevent malpractices, medical staff has adopted inventory time-outs and/or checklists. Accurate inventory and maintenance of surgical instruments decreases the risk of operating room miscounting and malfunction. In our previous study, an individual management of surgical instruments was accomplished using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a new management method of RFID-tagged instruments. Design/methodology/approach – The management system of RFID-tagged surgical instruments was used for 27 months in clinical areas. In total, 13 study participants assembled surgical trays in the central sterile supply department. Findings – While using the management system, trays were assembled 94 times. During this period, no assembly errors occurred. An instrument malfunction had occurred after the 19th, 56th, and 73th uses, no malfunction caused by the RFID tags, and usage history had been recorded. Additionally, the time it took to assemble surgical trays was recorded, and the long-term usability of the management system was evaluated. Originality/value – The system could record the number of uses and the defective history of each surgical instrument. In addition, the history of the frequency of instruments being transferred from one tray to another was recorded. The results suggest that our system can be used to manage instruments safely. Additionally, the management system was acquired of the learning effect and the usability on daily maintenance. This finding suggests that the management system examined here ensures surgical instrument and tray assembly quality.

Innovation in Field of Automatic Identification by Selected Components in the Automobile Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 803 ◽  
pp. 223-230
Author(s):  
Peter Kolarovszki ◽  
Jiří Tengler
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Automatic Identification ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Real Condition ◽  
Frequency Identification

Article provides research in field of automatic identification by selected components through radio-frequency identification technology (RFID) in conjunction with automotive industry. The ambition of our research was to achieve 100 % readability of RFID tags placed on selected component. Measurements were done at company providing signal lights for automotive industry and all results had been measured in real condition. A special section is dedicated to description of the technical equipment, used during measurements as well as their results from MySQL database.

scholarly journals Elegant System for Library Management using RFID

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.1) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
D Pradeepa ◽  
R Valarmady ◽  
S G Rajasekar
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Radio Frequency Waves ◽  
Rfid Readers

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) implies a system that exchanges the data remotely, utilizing radio frequency waves. It is programmed identification innovation. This paper is about RFID based system for library management that permits quick exchange stream and will make simple to deal with the exercises like issue and return of books from the library absent much manual intercession. This system depends on RFID readers and detached RFID tags that can store the data electronically which can be perused by the RFID readers. This system will influence clients to issue to and return of books through RFID tags simple and furthermore ascertain the comparing fine connected with the timeframe the nonappearance of the book from the library.  

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