scholarly journals An Action Classification Method for Forklift Monitoring in Industry 4.0 Scenarios

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5183
Author(s):  
Andrea Motroni ◽  
Alice Buffi ◽  
Paolo Nepa ◽  
Mario Pesi ◽  
Antonio Congi
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Classification Method ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Cyber Physical System ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Action Classification ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Reader Antenna ◽  
Frequency Identification

The I-READ 4.0 project is aimed at developing an integrated and autonomous Cyber-Physical System for automatic management of very large warehouses with a high-stock rotation index. Thanks to a network of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers operating in the Ultra-High-Frequency (UHF) band, both fixed and mobile, it is possible to implement an efficient management of assets and forklifts operating in an indoor scenario. A key component to accomplish this goal is the UHF-RFID Smart Gate, which consists of a checkpoint infrastructure based on RFID technology to identify forklifts and their direction of transit. This paper presents the implementation of a UHF-RFID Smart Gate with a single reader antenna with asymmetrical deployment, thus allowing the correct action classification with reduced infrastructure complexity and cost. The action classification method exploits the signal phase backscattered by RFID tags placed on the forklifts. The performance and the method capabilities are demonstrated through an on-site demonstrator in a real warehouse.

scholarly journals A Model of the Environmental Burden of RFID Technology in the Slovak Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3684
Author(s):  
Bibiana Bukova ◽  
Jiri Tengler ◽  
Eva Brumercikova
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Environmental Burden ◽  
The Core ◽  
Regulatory Approach ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Model Household

The paper focuses on the environmental burden created by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags in the Slovak Republic (SR). In order to determine the burden there, a model example was created to calculate electronic waste produced by households in the SR by placing RFID tags into municipal waste. The paper presents a legislative regulatory approach towards the environmental impacts from using RFID tags in the SR, as well as an analysis of the environmental burden of using RFID tags throughout the world. The core of the paper is focused on the research conducted in order to calculate the environmental burden of a model household in the SR, where the number of used RFID tags per year was observed; then, the volume of e-waste produced by households of the Slovak Republic per year was determined. In the conclusion, we provide the results of the research presented and discuss including our own proposal for solving the problems connected with the environmental burden of RFID technology.

System for the Management of Raw Materials Based on RFID Technology

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 ◽  
pp. 797-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Octavian Ionescu ◽  
Gabriela Cristina Ionescu
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Material Balance ◽  
Storage Tanks ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification Device

The system presented in this article has been developed in order to solve several problems occurred during uploading raw materials in the storage tanks of a dry mix mortars plant and to keep an accurate material balance of raw materials introduced in the production process. The proposed approach was to implement a UHF, RFID (Ultra High Frequency, Radio Frequency Identification Device) system consisting of tags on the intake of the uploading pipes and outlets of the transportation trucks and a UHF, RFID Writer/Reader with four antennas in the proximity of uploading and to create an associate database for tracking the uploaded materials. The newly developed system has been successfully operationally tested in a dry mix mortar plant nearby Ploiesti.

scholarly journals A High Throughput Anticollision Protocol to Decrease the Energy Consumption in a Passive RFID System

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Landaluce ◽  
Laura Arjona ◽  
Asier Perallos ◽  
Lars Bengtsson ◽  
Nikola Cmiljanic
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Rfid System ◽  
Collision Problem ◽  
Low Energy Consumption ◽  
Reader Antenna ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Passive Rfid

One of the main existing problems in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is the tag collision problem. When several tags try to respond to the reader under the coverage of the same reader antenna their messages collide, degrading bandwidth and increasing the number of transmitted bits. An anticollision protocol, based on the classical Binary Tree (BT) protocol, with the ability to decrease the number of bits transmitted by the reader and the tags, is proposed here. Simulations results show that the proposed protocol increases the throughput with respect to other recent state-of-the-art protocols while keeping a low energy consumption of a passive RFID system.

scholarly journals Measurement system for over-the-air evaluation of UHF RFID tags quality

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Colella ◽  
Luca Catarinucci ◽  
Luciano Tarricone
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Automatic Identification ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Measurement Systems ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Selection Of

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is a consolidated example of wireless power transfer system in which passive electromagnetic labels called tags are able to harvest electromagnetic energy from the reader antennas, power-up their internal circuitry and provide the automatic identification of objects. Being fully passive, the performance of RFID tags is strongly dependent on the context, so that the selection of the most suitable tag for the specific application becomes a key point. In this work, a cost-effective but accurate system for the over-the-air electromagnetic characterization of assembled UHF RFID tags is firstly presented and then validated through comparison with a consolidated and diffused measurement systems. Moreover, challenging use-cases demonstrating the usefulness of the proposed systems in analyzing the electromagnetic performance of label-type tags also when applied on different material or embedded into concrete structures have been carried out.

scholarly journals Reader Scheduling for Tag Population Estimation in Multicategory and Multireader RFID Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zhiyong He
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Rfid Systems ◽  
Estimation Scheme ◽  
Scheduling Method ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Coloring Graph ◽  
Monitoring Area

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been used in numerous applications, e.g., supply chain management and inventory control. This paper focuses on the practically important problem of the rapid estimation of the number of tags in large-scale RFID systems with multiple readers and multicategory RFID tags. RFID readers are often static and have to be deployed strategically after careful planning to cover the entire monitoring area, but reader-to-reader collision (R2Rc) remains a problem. R2Rc decreases the reliability of the estimation of the tag population size, because it results in the failure of communication between the reader and tags. In this paper, we propose a coloring graph-based estimation scheme (CGE), which is the first estimation framework designed for multireader and multicategory RFID systems to determine the distribution of tags in different categories. CGE allows for the use of any estimation protocol to determine the number of tags, prevents R2Rc, and results in higher time efficiency and less power-consumption than the classic scheduling method DCS.

scholarly journals Stretchable Textile Yarn Based on UHF RFID Helical Tag

Textiles ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-557
Author(s):  
Sofia Benouakta ◽  
Florin Doru Hutu ◽  
Yvan Duroc
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Textile Yarn ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Half Wave ◽  
Present Solution ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Helical Geometry

In the context of wearable technology, several techniques have been used for the fabrication of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags such as 3D printing, inkjet printing, and even embroidery. In contrast to these methods where the tag is attached to the object by using sewing or simple sticking, the E-Thread® technology is a novel assembling method allowing for the integration of the RFID tag into a textile yarn and thus makes it embeddable into the object at the fabrication stage. The current E-Thread® yarn uses a RFID tag in which the antenna is a straight half-wave dipole that makes the solution vulnerable to mechanical strains (i.e., elongation). In this paper, we propose an alternative to the current RFID yarn solution with the use of an antenna having a helical geometry that answers to the mechanical issues and keeps quite similar electrical and radiative properties with respect to the present solution. The RFID helical tag was designed and simulated taking into consideration the constraints of the manufacturing process. The helical RFID tag was then fabricated using the E-Thread® technology and experimental characterization showed that the obtained structure exhibited good performance with 10.6 m of read range in the ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID band and 10% of tolerance in terms of elongation.

scholarly journals ClothFace: A Passive RFID-Based Human-Technology Interface on a Shirtsleeve

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Adnan Mehmood ◽  
Han He ◽  
Xiaochen Chen ◽  
Aleksi Vianto ◽  
Ville Vianto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Push Button ◽  
Rfid Reader ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Passive Rfid ◽  
Initial Results

This paper introduces ClothFace, a shirtsleeve-integrated human-technology interface platform, which comprises two wrist antennas and three radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuits (ICs), each with a unique ID. The platform prototype, which is created on a shirtsleeve by cutting the antennas and antenna-IC interconnections from copper tape, can be used for push button and swipe controlling. Each IC can be activated, i.e., electrically connected to the two antennas, by touching the IC. These ICs can act as wireless input buttons to the technology around us. Due to the used passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology, there is no need for clothing-integrated energy sources, but the interface platform gets all the needed energy from an external RFID reader. The platform prototype was found to be readable with an external RFID reader from all directions at distances of 70–80 cm. Further, seven people giving altogether 1400 inputs tested the prototype sleeves on a table and on body. In these first tests, 96–100% (table) and 92–100% (on-body) success rates were achieved in a gamelike testing setup. Further, the platform was proved to be readable with an off-the-shelf handheld RFID reader from a distance of 40 cm. Based on these initial results, this implementation holds the potential to be used as a touch interface blended into daily clothing, as well as a modular touch-based interaction platform that can be integrated into the surfaces of electronic devices, such as home appliances.

scholarly journals An UHF RFID Reader Antenna with Multitag Identification for Extremely Low-Temperature Medical Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ji S. Jung ◽  
Jung N. Lee ◽  
Joung M. Kim ◽  
Jong K. Park
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Symmetric Design ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Power Dividers ◽  
High Isolation ◽  
The North ◽  
Reader Antenna ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Two Hybrid

A radio frequency identification reader antenna having multitag identification for medical systems is presented, which consists of four PIFAs, two hybrid couplers, and four power dividers. The high isolation is achieved by the symmetric design of the antenna geometry and four power dividers, which are fed by two hybrid couplers. The experimental results show an isolation of more than 40 dB in the North American (902–928 MHz), Korean (917–923.5 MHz), and Japanese (916.7–923.5 MHz) RFID frequency bands.

scholarly journals Brush-Painting and Photonic Sintering of Copper Oxide and Silver Inks on Wood and Cardboard Substrates to Form Antennas for UHF RFID Tags

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erja Sipilä ◽  
Johanna Virkki ◽  
Jianhua Wang ◽  
Lauri Sydänheimo ◽  
Leena Ukkonen
Keyword(s):  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Wireless Testing ◽  
Silver Ink ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Remote Identification ◽  
Photonic Sintering

Additive deposition of inks with metallic inclusions provides compelling means to embed electronics into versatile structures. The need to integrate electronics into environmentally friendly components and structures increases dramatically together with the increasing popularity of the Internet of Things. We demonstrate a novel brush-painting method for depositing copper oxide and silver inks directly on wood and cardboard substrates and discuss the optimization of the photonic sintering process parameters for both materials. The optimized parameters were utilized to manufacture passive ultra high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antennas. The results from wireless testing show that the RFID tags based on the copper oxide and silver ink antennas on wood substrate are readable from ranges of 8.5 and 11 meters, respectively, and on cardboard substrate from read ranges of 8.5 and 12 meters, respectively. These results are well sufficient for many future wireless applications requiring remote identification with RFID.

scholarly journals Three-Wheeled Omnidirectional Robot Localization in RFID-Tag Environments using UFIR Filtering

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Jorge A. Ortega-Contreras ◽  
Yuriy S. Shmaliy ◽  
Jose A. Andrade-Lucio
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Finite Impulse Response ◽  
Indoor Navigation ◽  
Measurement Noise ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Robot Localization ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Localization Accuracy ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Frequency Identification

This paper describes a way to improve the indoor navigation of mobile robots using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. A net of RFID tags is deployed in the navigation space. A measurement system measures distances from the tags to the robot with in the presence of the firstorder Markov-Gauss colored measurement noise (CMN) and is combined with a digital gyroscope to measure the robot heading. To increase the localization accuracy, the Kalman filter (KF) and unbiased finite impulse response (UFIR) modified for CMN are used. It is shown that the navigation system developed is more accurate than the basic one employing the standard KF and UFIR filter

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