Rfid

Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID)

by
Aytaç ELYILDIRIM

Technical Writing Course
22 May 2008
Outline
Thesis: RFID is a flexible identification technology, which allows us to identify whatever we want.
A. History of RFID
1. First RFID usage
      2. Historical Development
      3. Future of RFID
B. What is RFID?
1. Frequency Ranges
2. RFID tags
2.1. Active Tags
2.2. Passive Tags
2.3. Semi-Active (Semi-Passive) Tags
3. Antenna
4. Readers (Interrogators)
D. Usage Area of RFID
1. Electronic Payment
2. Supply Chain
3. Animal Tracking
4. Healthcare
5. Book Tracking in Libraries
6. EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance)
E. Standards of RFID
F. Advantages of RFID
G. Privacy and Security
RFID (RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION)
      Imagine you enter a store and take what you want or what you need, and then just walk out without paying. This is not a dream now. In the past, we have to wait in the queues at the markets. But now, owing to RFID we don’t have to wait in the queues for hours, our RFID card pays our fees. This is one of the benefits of RFID; it also has many benefits like that. Despite its features, an RFID system is very small. An RFID system includes three main parts a reader, a transreceiver, and a transponder (tag). RFID systems use radio frequencies to identify. It can be used to identify everything such as; animals, any objects, or even a person. It has a history of about 70 years. First RFID devices were used during World War II by United Kingdom to distinguish their airplanes from the enemy ones. But, in 70 years RFID technology was developed rapidly. Now, we can see RFID all around us. We can simplify RFID such as; RFID is a flexible identification technology, which allows us to identify whatever we want.
      RFID has a history of about 70 years. First RFID devices were used during World War II by United Kingdom to distinguish their airplanes from the enemy ones (Elham Mousavidin). After that, usage... [continues]

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