Industrial Communication Systems

8-16 Industrial Communication Systems

8.22 Hands-Free Bar Code System

Apparently, the primary objective in developing the UHF RFID is to extend the range of coverage of

the

HF

RFID.

Having

a

longer

range

is

denitely

one

of

the

means

of

achieving

the

aim,

but

it

is

not

the

ultimate

one.

e

principal

aim

appears

to

be

the

development

of

a

hands-free

bar

code-scanning

technique

for auto

mation

pro

cesses.

e

development

began

in

2003.

As

the

military

forces

of

the

United

States

were

preparing

for

a

swi

and

decisive

invasion

of

Iraq,

it

was

deemed

that

all

military

supplies

and

other

provisions

for

the

allied

force

of

300,000

for

the

blitzkrieg