3. RFID use cases in the airline industry
3.1 Closed loop applications
RFID is not a new technology in air transport. It has been used in closed-loop baggage and cargo handling for 20 years. The notion of a closed loop means that identification only concerns a very small number of players, and is used locally.
Low- or high-frequency RFID tags (125 kHz or 13.56 Mhz) are commonly inserted in the bins used to convey baggage through certain sorters. The RFID tag's function is to identify the bin and enable tracking of the baggage, whose tag has been read by an automatic or manual barcode scanner.
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Return on RFID investment
Bibliography
Standards and norms
- 950MHz-band RFID equipment for premises radio station (1 W) - ARIB STD-T89 - 26/05/2005 puis 25/09/2008
- 950MHz-band RFID equipment for specified low power radio station (10 mW) - ARIB STD-T90 - 14/03/2006 puis 06/06/2008
- Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM) ; Radio Frequency Identification Equipment operating in the band 865 MHz to 868 MHz with power levels up to 2 W ; Part 1 :...
Regulations
Warsaw Convention (downloadable from the DGAC website) : http://www.dgac.fr/html/oservice/droits.htm , 1929
Organizations
ACI (Airports Council International): international association of airport operators
ARCEP : Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (French regulatory authority for electronic communications and postal services), responsible for the use of radio frequencies in France.
ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses): Japanese industry association...
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors
RFID chips: EM Microelectronic Marin, Impinj, NXP, ST Microelectronics, Texas Instruments
Tags: Avery Denison, Bartsch International GmbH, Checkpoint Meto, Dai Nippon Printing, George Schmitt & Co., Hummel, IER, Hitachi, Oji Paper, Printotape, Security Label, Sontag, Toppan Forms, UPM Raflatac
Luggage label printers: IER, Intermec
...Websites
IATA RFID Support Portal ( http://www.iata.org/stbsupportportal/rfid.htm ): business case for RFID baggage, marking of catering trolleys (RFID inflight), spare parts, "Baggage Improvement Programme".
Bouygues Telecoms: health effects of electromagnetic radiation (
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