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COMMUNICATION AND
CONTROL
Radhakanta Koner
HOW DOES RFID WORK?
RFID has come a long way from its first application of identifying
airplanes as friend or foe in World War II. Not only does the technology
continue to improve year over year, but the cost of implementing and
using an RFID system continues to decrease, making RFID more cost-
effective and efficient.
Inductive Coupling (Near field coupling)
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Far field coupling
Trouble with metals and liquids: RFID has long had a difficult
relationship working among liquids and metals, as both make it harder to
get proper reads on assets. With metal, the problem stems from the radio
waves bouncing all over the place. Liquids play havoc with RFID in that it
can absorb signals sent from a tag.
Tough-to-grasp technology: Understanding the different tags and
frequencies as well as how to use RFID equipment can be a challenge.
Managers need to be up on the technology so they can train their
employees on the ins and outs of RFID and a new work flow.
When it’s time to conduct blasting to loosen iron ore for extraction, for
example, obviously you need to be sure no people are in the blast zone, so
a geofence can alert the right people if and when this occurs.
While the applications above have all been about keeping track of who is
entering an area, geofences can also be put in place to keep people in
who are already there. Confinement is where you want someone to stay
within an area, and can be set up to send you an alert should they leave
the specified zone.
Emergency
Heavy industrial areas such as mine sites often have certain areas where
you are not to exceed a certain speed limit. A speed limit geofence can
track any incidents of speeding and help you to send any warnings if
necessary.
RADAR
Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the
range, angle, or velocity of objects.
Radio waves (pulsed or continuous) from the transmitter reflect off the
object and return to the receiver, giving information about the object's
location and speed.
Slope Monitoring in the Surface Mining Industry has become routine
practice to support mining staff in the management of Geotechnical
risks. Interferometric radar technology used for that.
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