ABSTRACT
Several universities are exploring the future applications of RFID. Universities conduct research in several Želds where RFID technology can be integrated. A particular type of RFID research center is known as “RAC,” which is RFID and AIT centers that bring together faculty from industrial engineering and related Želds across multiple universities with common interests in enabling automated technologies to support research that improves life expectancy with improved (1) quality of life, (2) security, and (3) well-being. A particular emphasis of the center is researching, designing, and innovation of RFID and AIT systems to support the aforementioned goals. In order to support this vision, the partnered universities have aligned certain areas with the themes of quality of life, security, and well-being such medical drug tracking, retail, transportation, etc. These areas can be seen in Figure 36.1.
