RFID Tracking the Future

Tracking the Future

Vicky Falcón, NAVAIR Public Affairs, writes ...

... "The lab is also conducting product tests for NAVSEA, outfitting a test sample of spare parts for Virginia-class submarines with RFID tags. The tests are being run with the shipbuilder to assess the performance and savings of using RFID. According to O'Brien, the team is also working on a research and development project for the Office of Naval Research, building an RFID tag that uses ultra wide-band frequency. We're on the leading edge of this technology, said O'Brien. Ultra-wide band was just approved for limited use four months ago. The test will be used to show the viability of RFID tags with sensors attached to monitor ozone-depleting substances (halon and freon) at the storage depository in Yorktown, Va. If a leak occurs at the facility, said O'Brien, an alert will automatically be triggered through the tag to the database." ...