Implementation of a Middleware for RFID identification and data acquisition and integration with legacy industrial equipment
Mwesigwa, Peter (2023)
2023
Master's Programme in Automation Engineering
Tekniikan ja luonnontieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
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2023-11-15
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202311129578
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202311129578
Tiivistelmä
In an attempt to optimize production processes, reduce production costs and improve overall efficiency of the manufacturing process, Industries and businesses are constantly looking to developing new techniques and technologies. RFID technology is one of the fasted growing technologies in Industrial Automation.
The technology has proven to be an important player in the Industrial Automation sector due to its important characteristics and abilities. The ability to uniquely identify an object from afar with no line of sight, in harsh and some times not easily accessible environments has made the best choice among other similar technologies.
Industry 4.0 also known as the fourth industrial revolution depends on real time data to make agile decisions in a production setting. This is made possible by system integration where data from one subsystem within the production environment is shared with other subsystems and devices whenever required in real time.
Processes and applications regardless of their implementation must communicate seamlessly with each other to exchange production data and drive a production cycle. Without proper system integration, processes will fail causing loss of production time and therefore poor productivity.
The goal of this thesis therefore is to develop a middle-ware to perform read/write RFID Tag operations and integrate with legacy industrial devices that rely this RFID data to complete their designated tasks.
The solution will be based on two major subsystems. A Reader subsystem to read, write, decode and store RFID tag information, and an Integrator system to implement integration with other devices and applications that rely and consume this data.
The technology has proven to be an important player in the Industrial Automation sector due to its important characteristics and abilities. The ability to uniquely identify an object from afar with no line of sight, in harsh and some times not easily accessible environments has made the best choice among other similar technologies.
Industry 4.0 also known as the fourth industrial revolution depends on real time data to make agile decisions in a production setting. This is made possible by system integration where data from one subsystem within the production environment is shared with other subsystems and devices whenever required in real time.
Processes and applications regardless of their implementation must communicate seamlessly with each other to exchange production data and drive a production cycle. Without proper system integration, processes will fail causing loss of production time and therefore poor productivity.
The goal of this thesis therefore is to develop a middle-ware to perform read/write RFID Tag operations and integrate with legacy industrial devices that rely this RFID data to complete their designated tasks.
The solution will be based on two major subsystems. A Reader subsystem to read, write, decode and store RFID tag information, and an Integrator system to implement integration with other devices and applications that rely and consume this data.