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Automated Identification of Plywood Using Embedded Inkjet-Printed Passive UHF RFID Tags

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The use of passive ultra high-frequency (UHF) radio
frequency identification (RFID) integrated into plywood boards is
proposed to enable the identification and tracking of individual plywood boards and end products of plywood. For the first time, tags are embeddable inside plywood by direct inkjet-printing tag antennas on pure birch veneer. The use of passive UHFRFIDtechnology in the applications of plywood industry is discussed, two tag antenna designs for plywood are presented and the tag fabrication procedures are described. Furthermore, results from tag performance measurements performed in the authentic application
environment as well as in anechoic conditions are presented and discussed.Measurements show that tags printed on veneer and embedded inside 2 mm thick plywood board exhibited theoretical read ranges from 7.9 to 10.1meters. The read ranges obtainedmeet the demands of the plywood industry and offer reliable identification even in challenging environments. Note to Practitioners—The use of integrated UHF RFID technology embedded inside plywood could bring significant benefits to the plywood industry. At the moment, identification and tracking are done manually or by using bar codes on large shipments of
plywood. Manual identification can lead to misreads and external bar codes are easily detached or damaged. In this paper, we propose a solution to directly inkjet-print RFID tags on veneer. After
printing, they can be embedded inside plywood. As a result, individual plywood boards are identifiable and traceable during their whole lifetime, even in their end product form. This paper discusses
the benefits and challenges of passive UHF RFID technology in the plywood industry, explains the tag fabrication procedures and presents the measurement results of plywood-embedded tags.
Results show that the tags are readable from several meters, even inside thick plywood boards. Thus, embedded RFID technology could be utilized by the industry as well as by the end users of plywood
as an efficient and reliable automated identification method for plywood boards and plywood-made products.
Index Terms—Plywood industry, radio frequency identification (RFID), inkjet.

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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, VOL. 10, NO. 3, JULY 2013

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VOL. 10, NO. 3

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TEKNIK

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