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Radio Frequency Identification and Real-time Tracking for Specific Bird Patterns

Radio Frequency Identification and Real-time Tracking for Specific Bird Patterns Physics 490 seminar 4/25/2019. - Dylan Leintz - Dr. Davies. In this talk. What is RFID What it can look like My method Why it is important Applications Summary. What is RFID?.

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Radio Frequency Identification and Real-time Tracking for Specific Bird Patterns

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  1. Radio Frequency Identification and Real-time Tracking for Specific Bird Patterns Physics 490 seminar 4/25/2019 - Dylan Leintz - Dr. Davies

  2. In this talk... • What is RFID • What it can look like • My method • Why it is important • Applications • Summary

  3. What is RFID? • Radio Frequency Identification • Been around since WWII • Most people use it everyday and don’t realize it • Consists of • RFID middleware, reader, antenna, and tagged item • Mostly used today for keeping track of any physical item, digitally

  4. What is RFID? • It allows for any item to be tracked by a small radio device • The system is comprised of devices • Tags • Cards • Readers • Sensors • PDAs

  5. Tags • Each tag has a unique ID • Tags can be passive or active • Passive • Passive tags use the readers radio waves to power itself and activate • Can send up to 128 bytes of information • Small range • Up to 20 year life span Passive tag

  6. Tags • Active tags • Are powered by a battery • Always on and have a large range • Up to 128 kb of complex information • 5-10 year life span Active tag

  7. Tags • Appearance • Buttons • Discs • Cards • Labels • Capsules • PIT tags • Passive integrated transponder • Used for small animals

  8. Readers/antenna • Collects/sends signals from nearby tags • At certain frequency • Depending on the size and shape of the antenna • Whenever a tag is in range, the signal is sent back • Sometimes modulated with the tag ID • Inductive coupling

  9. Readers • Examples • Toll ways • Forklifts • Shelves • Handheld • Handmade boards

  10. Readers/ antennas • The readers send information to the computer via USB or SD

  11. RFID middleware/software • Arduino software • Just download from website • From this you can operate the board • Make changes to the RFID code • For homemade boards

  12. Tracking bird patterns • Field work • Capture of a bird to tag them • Bird feeder/home set up • DIY • Reader and antenna set up • Portable battery for board

  13. Set up • Once the components are set • Wait for the birds • Let the data collect • Once waited for as long as you want • Take the device out of the bird feeder • Connect to your computer

  14. Set up • Once launched onto your computer • Read the logs that the reader recorded • Down to the exact time of arrival • The board has a clock • The log is specific and unique for each tag • This lets you track individual birds

  15. Effective range • Range depends on the frequency and thickness of the antenna coil • Measured the range with a ruler • Found it was about 1.5 cm all around the antenna • Except for when the tag was parallel to the antenna • There was no range

  16. Effective range

  17. Effective range • The range for the antenna I used was small (125 kHz) • Becauserange depends on the inductance of the coils • Low frequency: 125 kHz - 134 kHz • Range: centimeters • High frequency: 13.56 MHz • Range: up to 1 meter • Ultra high frequency: 433, and 860 MHz - 960 MHz • Range: up to 50 feet

  18. Frequency uses • Low frequency is used for: • Animal tracking • Access control • High frequency: • Library tracking, patient tracking, transit tickets • Ultra high frequency: • toll ways, warehouse docks, races

  19. Why RFID is important • Enable tracking for any items • Allows businesses to digitally sort and file • Creates opportunities for further advancements • Components are cheap • Technology is simple to learn

  20. Why RFID is important • Anyone can find it useful • DIY projects • Animal tracking • The tags are small enough to track smaller animals • Alternate for GPS tracking • Discover more about animal patterns/behaviors

  21. Other applications • Shipping • Track packages • Sort • Retail • Prevent theft • Smart cards • Smart storage

  22. Other applications • Healthcare • Patient ID • wristband • Tollways • Pet feeders • Key fobs

  23. Other applications • Vehicle tracking • Schools and universities • Museums and galleries • libraries • Military • Farms • Trains

  24. Growth • Cheaper materials • Advance in technology • Many businesses starting to apply RFID • Ease of adapting to smarter technology

  25. Future uses • Connecting to the cloud • Larger, more complex information • Defending privacy concerns

  26. Summary • RFID uses radio frequencies to track and communicate with physical item • RFID has been around for a long time • Tags can be put on or integrated into most items • Tags can be passive or active • With varying ranges and uses • Readers send and receive radio waves with the tags

  27. Summary • RFID is a great tool to learn about animal patterns • Especially smaller animals • RFID is already all around us in various industries • Materials are cheap and can be homemade • Doesn’t take a lot of physics knowledge to use • Keeps businesses and the world organized • Makes tracking many items at a time easy

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