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Project Details(Provided by the Recipient Organization)
Project Reference ITP/022/07LP
English Title RFID Benchmarking: Methodology and Practice
Abstract RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is an important enabling technology for logistics and supply chain management systems. The amount RFID devices will continue to leap in coming years. It was predicted that China will need at least 4.5 billions RFID devices in 2008, and 5.5 billions in 2010. At present, there are well over 100 RFID vendors and enterprises in China. The performances of different RFID brands and models, however, can vary significantly. A scientific classification and evaluation of their performances is critical to effective RFID deployment. Addressing the need, we propose in this project to develop a sound RFID benchmarking methodology leveraging established research results in testing, machine learning and communications theory. In fact, RFID benchmarking has been identified a key technological area in the recent 863 initiative by our mainland officials. With our technological excellence in RFID, we have been invited to jointly contribute to the development of RFID benchmarking by the Institute of Automation (CASIA), which was recently awarded a major 863 project on RFID benchmarking and testing. We will also develop the benchmarking methodology in collaboration with other key mainland RFID organizations, which include RFID China Alliance, GuangDong RFID Technology Support Center, and Bureau of Quality and Technology Supervision of DongGuan. This project has won the strong support from multiple Hong Kong enterprises, which include Convergence Systems Limited (Chung Nam Group), Pacific Mobile Limited, MillionTech Development Limited, Computime Limited, Schmidt Electronic Group Limited, Techtronic Industries Company Limited and Eternal Technologies Limited. With CASIA and several key RFID mainland organizations, we shall establish an RFID benchmarking test consortium to market and license the developed benchmarking methodology to mainland RFID vendors and users.
Deliverables
Planned 1 Report of RFID communication models
2 Benchmarking artifacts
- Report of Benchmarking Metrics
- A repository of at least 10,000 test cases in Microsoft excel format and the corresponding results measured at HKUST based on the recommended benchmarking metrics.
- Report and documentation of test setup & procedures
3 Machine learning models for RFID performance estimation
4 A benchmarking test consortium with mainland partners
5 Adoption plan of the benchmarking methodology by the consortium
6 Plan to license RFID benchmarking methodology and knowhow
Achieved -
Progress
Milestone
No.From To StatusMilestone
1) 1/7/200731/12/2007Completed - Technology requirement specification ready for RFIDbenchmarking
2) 1/7/200731/12/2007Completed - Combinatorial testing strategies
3) 1/7/200731/12/2007Completed - Preliminary determination of benchmarking variables
4) 1/7/200731/12/2007Completed - Preliminary benchmarking test results
5) 1/7/200731/12/2007Completed - MOU to form a consortium with mainland partners
6) 1/1/200830/6/2008On-going - Preliminary determination of benchmarking metrics
7) 1/1/200831/10/2008On-going - Machine learning models for RFID performance estimation
8) 1/1/200831/10/2008On-going - RFID communication models
9) 1/1/200830/6/2008On-going - Oracles of benchmarking tests
10) 1/1/200830/6/2008On-going - Refined determination of benchmarking variables
11) 1/1/200831/10/2008On-going - Refined benchmarking test results
12) 1/1/200830/6/2008On-going - Formation of RFID benchmarking test consortium with mainland partners
13) 1/7/200831/12/2008On-going - Refined determination of benchmarking metrics
14) 1/7/200831/3/2009On-going - Refined determination of RFID communication models
15) 1/7/200831/3/2009On-going - Completion of benchmarking test results
16) 1/7/200831/12/2008On-going - Completion of benchmarking variables
17) 1/7/200831/12/2008On-going - Completion of benchmarking metrics
18) 1/7/200831/12/2008On-going - Regression analysis of benchmarking test results
19) 1/7/200831/3/2009On-going - Completion of manifold for RFID benchmarking
20) 1/7/200831/12/2008On-going - Licensing plan of RFID benchmarking methodology and knowhows
21) 1/7/200831/12/2008On-going - Adoption plan of benchmarking methodology by the consortium

2002 Important Notices Last revision date: 8 January 2010