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co$ing st/le an$ s/nta@ This allo+e$ 's to 8oc's !ore on i!ple!entation rather than ha ing to

learn a ne+ lang'age

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>- S!7 D.% + T#S?S+ #'D MI% ST&' S

The $i ision o8 la-or a!ong engineers +as at a !ini!'! Thro'gho't the $'ration o8 the

project, each speci8ic tas +as +or e$ on -/ se eral gro'p !e!-ers to !ini!i(e errors an$

increase o erall gro'p pro$'cti it/ 3rgani(ationall/, as tea! lea$er, "ason #lcoc ept the tea!

8oc'se$ an$ assigne$ speci8ic tas s -et+een gro'p !e!-ers so that the project tas s +ere

co!plete$ at a realistic pace Depen$ing on !ar eting or !anage!ent ers's technical aspects,

each gro'p !e!-er +ill -e e@pecte$ to step 8or+ar$ an$ ta e a lea$ership role to 8'l8ill the

co!pletion o8 in$i i$'al tas s

In #ppen$i@ 6 an$ C, t+o ?antt charts ha e -een pro i$e$ that o'tline the projecte$ project sche$'le co!plete +ith !ajor $esign goals an$ !ilestones, as +ell as the act'al project

sche$'le that sho+s the tr'e co'rse o8 e ents along the $'ration o8 the project The !ain

$i88erence -et+een the t+o ?antt chart +as ca'se$ -/ the or$ering o8 the ne+ po+er s'ppl/ to

sol e o'r po+er iss'es +ith the e6o@

?i en the range o8 technical areas present in this project, se eral tas s pro e$ critical to

the s'ccess8'l co!pletion o8 the $esign project Data-ase $esign an$ the constr'ction o8 the

act'al -ase 'nit, +hile si!ple, +ere integral to the co!pletion o8 the project #t the sa!e ti!e,

-'il$ing an inter8ace 8or the e6o@, ?PS 'nit, an$ RFID rea$er pro i$e$ challenging h'r$les in

the constr'ction o8 the project protot/pe that re 'ire$ e@tensi e $esign sessions to sol e in or$er

to pro i$e a +or ing protot/pe 8or a cons'!er

To achie e the a-o e !entione$ goal, the test engineers ha$ se eral $esign sessions that

in ol e$ the preparation o8 a $esire$ 8or!at 8or progra! e@ec'tion There +as also $isc'ssion

concerning the $esire$ sche$'le o8 'se that a 'ser +o'l$ go thro'gh $'ring the e@ec'tion o8

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ehicle trac ing In this +a/, a general i$ea o8 ho+ the protot/pe +ill -e 'se$ +as 8or!e$ an$ all

$esign $ecisions +ere then 8or!e$ aro'n$ the $esire to -'il$ a si!ple an$ 'sa-le protot/pe

@- PR&4 !T D M&'STR#TI&'

#8ter co!pleting the constr'ction o8 the project protot/pe, the +or ing project +as

$e!onstrate$ -/ engineers in the presence o8 co!pan/ !anage!ent at a ?eorgia Tech Par ing

lot RFID tags containing in8or!ation o8 8o'r test ehicles +ere place$ in an open area to

represent a par ing lot The ?PS par ing lot i$enti8ication +as then $e!onstrate$ to the

co!pan/ !anage!ent # test par ing lot +as set 'p to sho+ the protot/peBs a-ilit/ to a$apt toan/ en iron!ent Test engineers then $e!onstrate$ the a-ilit/ o8 the protot/pe to i$enti8/ the

proper par ing lot, as +ell as pro i$e acc'rate test res'lts 8or each ehicle +hich +ere $ispla/e$

on the LCD panel o8 the -ase 'nit Fro! the res'lts $ispla/e$ on the LCD panel, engineers +ere

a-le to $eter!ine +hich o8 the test ehicles +ere a'thori(e$ to par in the lot, an$ +hich +ere

not Fig're % is a $epiction o8 the project $e!onstration



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Figure @/ Pro*ect demonstration- Results from Project Demonstration

Engineers !a$e the 8ollo+ing o-ser ations 8ro! the protot/pe $e!onstration in the par ing

lot to con8ir! project $esign goals that +ere !et -/ the $esign tea!.

The -ase 'nit o8 the trac ing s/ste! con enientl/ 8it in a 2 -/ 2 -o@, +eighe$ a-o't

po'n$s, an$ there8ore, +o'l$ -e easil/ !o'nte$ on a gol8 cart

#ll test RFID tags trans!itte$ their respecti e ehicleBs $ata +ithin the e@pecte$ signal

trans!ission range o8 20=8t ra$i's

#cc'rac/ o8 res'lts 8or the co!parison o8 target ehicles $ata to e@isting in8or!ation in

the e=6o@ $ata-ase $ispla/e$ on the LCD panel +as 00O

Po+er cons'!ption 8or the protot/pe +as lo+ The -ase 'nit ran on a 9=V po+er s'ppl/

8or se eral ho'rs

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Fro! the 8oregoing res'lts, engineers concl'$e$ that a s'ccess8'l, +ell=8'nctioning project

protot/pe ha$ -een achie e$ +hich also satis8ie$ pri!ar/ $esign goals

=- M#R? TI'G #'D !&ST #'#%ASIS

=-, Marketing #nalysis

RFID=?PS s/ste! helps organi(ations, hospitals, an$ 'ni ersities to gain al'a-le $ata in

highl/ e88icient +a/s, +hich increases -'siness intelligence an$ co!petiti e a$ antage This

in$ o8 in8or!ation trac ing 'ses acti e RFID tags +hich are -atter/ po+ere$, allo+ing 8or

in$epen$ent !onitoring an$ a longer co!!'nication s'ch as 208t RFID technolog/ can pro i$e

targete$ c'sto!ers +ith 8aster an$ !ore acc'rate $ata to help increase the e88icienc/ o8 their

ehicle trac ing s/ste! # co!-ination o8 -oth ?PS an$ RFID increases the pro8it e en !ore

There +ill -e pro$'cti it/ i!pro e!ents an$ la-or cost sa ings -/ re$'cing search an$ pic

ti!e 8ro! ho'rs to secon$s

This s'ccess8'l $esign an$ i!ple!entation o8 RFID=?PS ehicle trac ing s/ste! make

the system functional as possible $'e to process a'to!ation +hich re$'ces the possi-ilit/ 8or

h'!an error The !an'al p'nch=in -arco$e scanners hea il/ rel/ on h'!an la-or there8ore,

c'sto!ers can sa e so !'ch ti!e an$ spen$ less on la-or -/ 'sing the RFID=?PS s/ste! #lso,

there +ill -e less operational an$ !aintenance cost This s/ste! is light +eighte$ an$ can -e

!o'nte$ on an/ g'l8 car$ or an/ other transportation !ean 'se$ 8or trac ing ehicles

=-2 !ost #nalysis

The project +or +as $i i$e$ a!ong the engineers +or ing on the project 6eca'se o8 a

!ore e@pensi e po+er s'ppl/ -'t a lot easier to i!ple!ent, the a!o'nt o8 ho'rs +or e$ on the



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project +as $ecrease$ to 420 8ro! 4%0 ho'rs that +as esti!ate$ -e8ore The ho'rs +or e$ on the

project is ill'strate$ in Ta-le 2

Ta1le 2- ngineer 7ours

Ta-le ) ill'strates parts pricing 8or in$i i$'al har$+are co!ponents

Ta1le 3- 7ard5are !osts

The $ecrease in ho'rs +or e$ on the project ca'se$ the la-or cost to go $o+n to ,000

8ro! its original price that +as esti!ate$ to -e 2,0 % The pre io'sl/ calc'late$ pro8it +as

calc'late$ to -e 22O >pon co!pletion o8 the $esign, still +ith sa!e selling price o8 7000 the

pro8it is calc'late$ to -e 2)O

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De elop!ent cost an$ selling price calc'lations are sho+n in the ta-le -elo+

Ta1le 6- De elo"ment !osts and Selling Price !alculation

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9- S.MM#RA #'D !&'!%.SI&'S

C'rrentl/, the 8inal protot/pe has -een $e!onstrate$ an$ all +or on the project has -een

8inishe$ The $e!onstration +as co!plete$ s'ccess8'll/ on Dece!-er th, 2007 +ith all

constr'ction o8 the protot/pe -eing co!plete$ the +ee pre io's

Consi$ering the 8inal $esign o8 the protot/pe, a stronger RFID recei er an$ a !ore

relia-le ?PS 'nit sho'l$ -e consi$ere$ The li!ite$ capa-ilities o8 -oth o8 these $e ices hin$ere$

the o erall s'ccess o8 the protot/pe &o+e er, +ith the constr'ction an$ e88ort p't in to the

i!ple!entation o8 o'r initial $esign, the res'lts o8 protot/pe testing can -e classi8ie$ as nothing

-'t s'ccess8'l The protot/pe s'ccess8'll/ passe$ all initial goals set 8orth -/ this project an$ pro i$e$ a goo$ e@a!ple o8 +hat a 8't're project in this 8iel$ sho'l$ -e a-le to $o

In the 8't're, a -etter 'n$erstan$ing o8 the peripheral $e ices 'se$ in the constr'ction o8

the protot/pe +o'l$ -e a !'st ?i en a li!ite$ set o8 $ata sheets an$ !an'als, there +as

e@tensi e e88ort p't in to the -asic 'n$erstan$ing o8 ho+ $ata +as trans8erre$ an$ +hat each

$e ice +o'l$ -e a-le to contri-'te to the 8inal protot/pe F't're gro'ps sho'l$ -e a-le to -'il$ a

!ore a$ ance$ protot/pe si!ilar to this project gi en the re 'ire$ in8or!ation that the test

engineers o8 this gro'p ha$ to $ecipher on their o+n

*hile it is a +or ing protot/pe o8 o'r $esign, it is li!ite$ to la-orator/ 'se an$ +o'l$

not -e a ia-le pro$'ct to sen$ to !ar et as it is to$a/ The test engineers o8 this gro'p s'ggest

another perio$ o8 $esign to coinci$e +ith the constr'ction o8 a !ore a$ ance$ protot/pe The

co!pletion o8 this project +as a-le to pro$'ce a 8irst protot/pe that $oes 8'l8ill all $esire$ goals

&o+e er, the $esign is still er/ ro'gh an$ an/ !ar eta-le pro$'ct +o'l$ nee$ to en$'re !ore

e@tensi e testing an$ possi-l/ a -etter anal/sis o8 peripheral capa-ilities



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Re8erences

Ranger, Ste e G #T3 tests RFID to pre ent 8rien$l/ 8ire,H 3 LI E D3C>5E T ,3cto-er 2009 # aila-le FTP.http.AAne+s co! co!A #T3MtestsMRFIDMtoMpre entM8rien$l/M8ireA2 00=

):9Q)=9:04):2 ht!l tag ne gall relate$ Sept 2007

2 >nite$ States Depart!ent o8 De8ense, GS'ppliersB Passi e RFID In8or!ation ?'i$e, Version: 0H 3 LI E D3C>5E T >p$ate$ Fe-r'ar/ 2007 # aila-le FTP.

http.AA+++ pro$'cti it/-/RFID co!A$o$ asp Sept 2007

) ?il-ert, #lorie G>S 5ilitar/ in ests in #cti e RFIDH 3 LI E D3C>5E T Inter ie++ith #lan Este e( 5arch 2004 # aila-le FTP.

http.AAne+s ($net co ' Ahar$+areA0, 0000000: ,): 4: := ,00 ht! Sept 2007

4 RFID Do!inant Se!icon$'ctors GRFID #pplications,H cite$ 2007 Septe!-er ) , # aila-le

&TTP. http.AA+++ $o!inantse!i co!ARFIDAin$e@ php p RFIDapplications9 ational 5arine Electronics #ssociation, 5E# 0 )==Stan$ar$ 8or inter8acing !arine

electronic $e ices A ational 5arine Electronics #ssociation, Version 2 e$ , 5o-ile,#la-a!a. 5E#, ::9

http://www.dominantsemi.com/RFID/index.php?p=RFIDapplicationshttp://www.dominantsemi.com/RFID/index.php?p=RFIDapplications


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#ppen$i@#ll a$$itional in8or!ation can -e 8o'n$ thro'gh pro i$e$ Project Doc'!entation on the gro'p+e-site#ppen$i@ #Sche!atic sho+ing >S6 to serial harness 8or ?PS 'nit



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#ppen$i@ 6Projecte$ ?antt Chart

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#ppen$i@ C#ct'al ?antt Chart

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