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Design and Implementation of an Active Optical Data Tag

Rampally, Soumya L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1234376016

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2009, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Computer Engineering.
An emerging technology in the field of communications is Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) of objects. AIDC refers to the host of technologies used for automatic identification of objects, collection of data about them and storing the data on a computer or other information archival device. RFID’s and barcodes form the dominant part of the wide variety of technologies that come under AIDC. A possible alternative to Barcode and RFID technologies has been introduced in recent years. This technology, which exploits some of the features of both Barcode and RFID technologies uses light as the communication medium and hence is called Optical Identification (OPID). The Optical Tagging System Research Group of the Photonics System Development Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati has been focused on developing such a technology. As a part of this effort, the following work describes the Design and Implementation of an Active Optical Data Tag which is used in association with an Optical Data Tag Reader and hence proposed as an alternative to RFID technology. An active optical data tag differs from a semi-passive optical data tag by having an on-board power supply which helps in accomplishing extra work than that of a semi-passive optical data tag. This active optical data tag employs a variety of sensors that continuously track the information relative to the tag. The tag transmits all the information collected from the sensors along with the tag-ID back to the tag reader whenever interrogated by it.
Fred Beyette, Phd (Committee Chair)
Philip Wilsey, Phd (Committee Member)
Jason Heikenfeld, Phd (Committee Member)
96 p.
Engineering
Optical Data tags

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  • Rampally, S. L. (2009). Design and Implementation of an Active Optical Data Tag [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1234376016

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rampally, Soumya. Design and Implementation of an Active Optical Data Tag. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1234376016.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rampally, Soumya. "Design and Implementation of an Active Optical Data Tag." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1234376016

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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