Evaluating Products for RFID Tagging

The effectiveness of an RFID system depends on much more than the tag used. The design of the product, the arrangement of the reader, the choice of tag, and the scenario in which the tag is read can all have an impact on how well a tag is read. I will discuss some of these factors, and current methods for handling them, in both tag placement and package design. I will then discuss some preliminary results from my research in quantifying tagged product performance.

I earned my SBME from Harvard in 2002 and am now a PhD student with the Auto-ID Lab at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK. My research is primarily in RFID tag and reader evaluation and tagged product testing.

 

My email address is {hfm21@cam.ac.uk}

Cambridge Auto-ID Centre was opened at the University of Cambridge, UK in 2000 with Dr. Duncan McFarlane as Research Director. Cambridge Auto-ID Centre was renamed 'Auto-ID Labs at Cambridge' when the Auto-ID Centre closed officially in October 2003 and split into Auto-ID Labs and EPC global. EPC global, a joint venture between UCC and EAN, will provide on-going funding for EPC research.

 

Auto-ID Labs at Cambridge is a part of the Centre for Distributed Automation and Control, which is based within the Institute for Manufacturing at the Cambridge University Engineering Department. The lab focuses on research and providing technical and educational services. The lab is involved in the following activities: