Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFID
Abstract This paper presents a block-chain enabled inkjet-printed ultrahigh frequency radiofrequency identification (UHF RFID) system for the supply chain management, traceability and authentication of hard to tag bottled consumer products containing fluids such as water, oil, juice, and wine. In th...
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| author | Abubakar Sharif Rajesh Kumar Jun Ouyang Hasan T. Abbas Akram Alomainy Kamran Arshad Khaled Assaleh Ayman Althuwayb Muhammad Ali Imran Qammer H. Abbasi |
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| description | Abstract This paper presents a block-chain enabled inkjet-printed ultrahigh frequency radiofrequency identification (UHF RFID) system for the supply chain management, traceability and authentication of hard to tag bottled consumer products containing fluids such as water, oil, juice, and wine. In this context, we propose a novel low-cost, compact inkjet-printed UHF RFID tag antenna design for liquid bottles, with 2.5 m read range improvement over existing designs along with robust performance on different liquid bottle products. The tag antenna is based on a nested slot-based configuration that achieves good impedance matching around high permittivity surfaces. The tag was designed and optimized using the characteristic mode analysis. Moreover, the proposed RFID tag was commercially tested for tagging and billing of liquid bottle products in a conveyer belt and smart refrigerator for automatic billing applications. With the help of block-chain based product tracking and a mobile application, we demonstrate a real-time, secure and smart supply chain process in which items can be monitored using the proposed RFID technology. We believe the standalone system presented in this paper can be deployed to create smart contracts that benefit both the suppliers and consumers through the development of trust. Furthermore, the proposed system will paves the way towards authentic and contact-less delivery of food, drinks and medicine in recent Corona virus pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecbde0c4a4364d1d917305a780c9a84b2022-12-21T22:56:51ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-09-0111111710.1038/s41598-021-97598-5Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFIDAbubakar Sharif0Rajesh Kumar1Jun Ouyang2Hasan T. Abbas3Akram Alomainy4Kamran Arshad5Khaled Assaleh6Ayman Althuwayb7Muhammad Ali Imran8Qammer H. Abbasi9School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), UESTCSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)James Watt School of Engineering, University of GlasgowSchool of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of LondonCollege of Engineering and IT, Ajman UniversityCollege of Engineering and IT, Ajman UniversityElectrical Engineering Department, Jouf UniversityJames Watt School of Engineering, University of GlasgowJames Watt School of Engineering, University of GlasgowAbstract This paper presents a block-chain enabled inkjet-printed ultrahigh frequency radiofrequency identification (UHF RFID) system for the supply chain management, traceability and authentication of hard to tag bottled consumer products containing fluids such as water, oil, juice, and wine. In this context, we propose a novel low-cost, compact inkjet-printed UHF RFID tag antenna design for liquid bottles, with 2.5 m read range improvement over existing designs along with robust performance on different liquid bottle products. The tag antenna is based on a nested slot-based configuration that achieves good impedance matching around high permittivity surfaces. The tag was designed and optimized using the characteristic mode analysis. Moreover, the proposed RFID tag was commercially tested for tagging and billing of liquid bottle products in a conveyer belt and smart refrigerator for automatic billing applications. With the help of block-chain based product tracking and a mobile application, we demonstrate a real-time, secure and smart supply chain process in which items can be monitored using the proposed RFID technology. We believe the standalone system presented in this paper can be deployed to create smart contracts that benefit both the suppliers and consumers through the development of trust. Furthermore, the proposed system will paves the way towards authentic and contact-less delivery of food, drinks and medicine in recent Corona virus pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97598-5 |
| spellingShingle | Abubakar Sharif Rajesh Kumar Jun Ouyang Hasan T. Abbas Akram Alomainy Kamran Arshad Khaled Assaleh Ayman Althuwayb Muhammad Ali Imran Qammer H. Abbasi Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFID Scientific Reports |
| title | Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFID |
| title_full | Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFID |
| title_fullStr | Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFID |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFID |
| title_short | Making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using UHF RFID |
| title_sort | making assembly line in supply chain robust and secure using uhf rfid |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97598-5 |
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