10 major applications of RFID technology

RFID technology provides people with a lot of convenience, RFID has many applications in real life, such
as:RFID cards, RFID for home, RFID in the field of healthcare applications,RFID cards and so on.

We list 10 RFID examples in daily life.

1 Highway toll collection and intelligent transportation

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The highway toll collection system is one of the most successful applications of radio frequency identification
technology.

At present, the development of expressways is very fast. The prerequisite for regional economic development is
that there are convenient traffic conditions. However, there are some problems in highway tolls. First, traffic
jams. At the toll gates, many vehicles have to park and line up to pay fees, which becomes a traffic bottleneck.
The second problem is that the tolls collected by a few unscrupulous toll collectors have caused the country to
suffer financial losses.

The application of REID technology in the automatic toll collection of highways can fully demonstrate the
advantages of this technology. When the vehicle passes through the toll booth at high speed, the payment is
automatically completed, the bottleneck problem of the traffic is solved, the speed of the car is improved, the
congestion is avoided, the charging calculation efficiency is improved.

2 Production automation and process control

Due to its strong resistance to harsh environments and non-contact identification, RFID technology has many
applications in production process control. By using RFID technology on the automated flow line of large
factories, material tracking and production processes are automatically controlled and monitored, which
improves production efficiency, improves production methods and reduces costs:

In terms of automation and process control of the production line, BMW Germany applies RFID systems to the
automotive assembly line in order to ensure that the vehicle accurately completes the assembly tasks at various
locations in the assembly line. Motorola’s 1a company uses RFID technology’s automatic identification process
control system to meet the special environmental requirements of semiconductor production and improve
production efficiency.

3 Automatic identification and anti-theft of vehicles

By establishing an automatic car number identification system using radio frequency identification technology, it
is possible to know the operation of the vehicle at any time, not only realizes the automatic tracking management
of the vehicle, but also greatly reduces the possibility of accidents, and can also use the radio frequency
identification technology to the owner of the vehicle. Effective verification to prevent vehicle theft from
happening, and to effectively find lost vehicles after the vehicle is lost.

Radio frequency identification technology can be used to monitor, count, and schedule road traffic flow in real
time. It can also be used as vehicle red light recording alarm, stolen (suspicious) vehicle alarm and tracking,
special vehicle tracking, and accidental escape vehicle troubleshooting. According to reports, the UK plans to
install RF chips on cars, which will be automatically “reported” when driving over speed.

4 Electronic ticket
The use of electronic tags instead of various “cards” enables non-cash settlement, which solves the problem of
inconvenient and insecure cash transactions and the damage of various magnetic cards and IC cards in the
past. At the same time, the electronic tag is convenient and fast to use, and can also identify several electronic
tags at the same time, and charge in parallel. .

One of the areas with the greatest potential for RFID systems, especially for contactless IC cards (electronic
tags), is in the public transport sector. The use of electronic tags as electronic tickets has the advantages of
ease of use, reduced transaction time, and reduced operating costs.

In January 1996, South Korea installed a radio frequency identification system on 600 buses in Seoul for
electronic monthly passes, which realized non-cash settlement and facilitated citizens’ travel. Lufthansa
Germany began to use RF cards (electronic tags) as airline tickets, changing the traditional ticket purchase and
sales methods, and simplifying the airport entry procedures.

5 Cargo tracking management and monitoring

Radio frequency identification technology provides convenient, fast and accurate automation technology for
tracking management and monitoring of goods.
The automatic identification of containers with radio frequency identification technology as the core has become
the largest cargo tracking management application in the world. An electronic tag that records data such as
container location, item type, quantity, etc. is mounted on the container, and the exact location of the container in
the yard can be determined by means of radio frequency identification technology. The system can also identify
unallowed container movements for management and security.

In the tracking, management and monitoring of goods, Heathrow Airport in Australia and the United Kingdom
apply RFID technology to passenger baggage management, which greatly improves the sorting efficiency and
reduces the error rate. A few years ago, the European Community required new models to be produced in 1997
to have an anti-theft system based on radio frequency identification technology. At present, China’s railway
department also plans to promote the automatic tracking and management system for the package, but the real
application will take some time.

6 Logistics, distribution and other logistics links

The use of radio frequency identification system in intelligent warehouse cargo management can effectively
solve the management of information related to cargo flow in the warehouse, monitor cargo information, know
the inventory situation in real time, automatically identify the goods, and determine the location.

7 Automatic sorting system for mail and postal parcels

Radio frequency identification technology has been successfully applied to the postal automatic sorting system
in the postal field. The system has the characteristics of non-contact and non-line-of-sight data transmission, so
the package orientation can be ignored regardless of the orientation of the package. In addition, when multiple
targets enter the identification area at the same time, they can be identified at the same time, which greatly
improves the sorting ability and processing speed of the goods. In addition, since the electronic tag can record
all the feature data of the package, it is more beneficial to improve the accuracy of the sorting of the parcel.

8 animal tracking and management

Radio frequency identification technology can be used for animal tracking and management. The electronic label
encapsulated in small glass is planted under the skin of the animal, which can identify important information
such as livestock and monitor the health of the animal, and provides a reliable technical means for the
modernization of the pasture management. In large-scale farms, the use of radio frequency identification
technology to establish breeding files, vaccination files, etc., to achieve efficient and automated management of
livestock, while providing food safety.

In terms of animal tracking and management, many developed countries use radio frequency identification
technology to identify individual animals, ensure effective tracking of infected people during large-scale disease
outbreaks, and isolate and control uninfected persons.

9 access control security

In the future access control security system, electronic tags can be applied. One card can be used more, such
as work permits, passes, parking permits, hotel accommodation certificates and even travel passports. The use
of electronic tags can effectively identify people, conduct security management and efficient charging, simplify
entry and exit procedures, improve work efficiency, and effectively protect them. The system automatically
recognizes the identity when the person enters and exits, and an alarm occurs when an illegal entry occurs.
Where the security level is high, fingerprints, palm prints or face features can be stored in the electronic label in
combination with other identification methods.

10 anti-counterfeiting
The problem of forgery is a headache in all parts of the world, and the anti-counterfeiting technology applied
now, such as holographic anti-counterfeiting, will also be forged by criminals. The application of radio frequency
identification technology in the field of anti-counterfeiting has its own technical advantages, and it has the
advantages of low cost and difficult to forge. The cost of electronic tags is relatively low, and the manufacture of
chips requires expensive factories that discourage counterfeiters. The electronic tag itself has a memory, which
can store and modify data related to the product, which is convenient for authenticity identification. The use of
this technology does not require changes to the current data management system, the only product identification
number can be fully compatible with the used database system.