Title :
Past, Present and Future of RFID
Author_Institution :
Professor Emeritus, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
Abstract :
RFID has a history which began with radar in the 1920s and 1930s. Later, transistors made it possible to include lots of chips on a single circuit leading to the tags in use today. The components and functionality of RFID, both active and passive systems, will be explained. The current push for RFID was instituted by Wal-Mart. But, everything has not proceeded according to plan. Presently, there are many instances where the return-on-investment for using RFID is just not there. The presenter will discuss a number of conditions that must exist for RFID to have a healthy future.
Keywords :
Active RFID tags; Automation; Books; Circuits; History; Modeling; Radar; Radiofrequency identification; Systems engineering and theory; Technology planning;
Conference_Titel :
Automation and Logistics, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jinan, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1531-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICAL.2007.4338511
