User's Manual

MaxID RM100 RFID reader interface
Project - RFID ID1170 Version 0.1 18 October, 2005 Page 9 of 24
5. Typical applications
5.1 Automotive
RF-ID is advancing pay at the pump with more speed and convenience; it has
provided hassle free automated transactions provided by RF-ID based payment
systems.
5.2 Airline baggage
British Airways have conducted trials of a paper label based RF-ID transponder, in
Europe with over 225,000 pieces of luggage having been transferred successfully
between airport hubs from Manchester and Munich to London's Heathrow
Terminal 1.
5.3 Consumables
Beer kegs are tagged to automate the supply chain and to track the whereabouts
of these valuable items. Other returnable items such as special pallets or other
transport structures can similarly be tagged to ensure their safe return.
5.4 Livestock tracking
The Agriculture and Resources Department of Victoria, Australia announced that
they would distribute 1 million tags free of charge to begin a wide scale cattle-
monitoring program.
5.5 Hotel room Access
RF-ID door locks are installed at many European hotels to ensure not only
customer safety but also assured and safe access.
5.6 Bin tracking
Product carriers can be tagged for order picking or for routing purposes to the next
workstation.
5.7 Valuable asset tracking
Valuable assets such as Earthmoving equipments and other road working
equipments do go 'missing' and are very hard to track down, when they are it is
sometimes even harder to prove ownership if serial numbers have been
removed/altered.
5.8 Vehicle access systems
A RFID reader can track and monitor the cities public transport system. As a bus
approaches a traffic light it passes over an in-ground antenna that triggers the light
to change depending on the priority status of the vehicle. The system can trigger
green light wave-troughs for buses and other public transport as well as
emergency vehicles such as police, ambulance and fire trucks.