Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Prince Edward Island
$25,000.00
An RFID-based Mobility Tracking System
FY 2011-12
Summary
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless technology that uses radio waves to transfer data for the
purpose of identifying and tracking. A typical RFID system is composed of RFID tags and readers. An RFID
tag is a microchip that can store unique identification information electronically. Once a tag is attached to an
object, the object can be identified and tracked through the data transfer between the tag and reader. ViTRAK
Systems Inc. is a fast-growing corporation dedicated to the development and production of advanced tracking
systems. One of the products that ViTRAK would like to develop is a mobility tracking system based on RFID
technology. This system is expected to be used in many different applications such as patient monitoring,
inventory management, and security. In this project, we plan to solve the research problems involved in the
system and complete a prototype RFID-based mobility tracking system.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Recipient
Location
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
428585-2011
Name nom
Ye, Qiang
Department département
Computer Science and Information Technology
Organization id
88
Institution établissement
University of Prince Edward Island
Province en
Prince Edward Island
Province fr
?le-du-Prince-Édouard
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2011
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program nane en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1551
Committee name en
Atlantic Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Atlantique
Area of application code
805
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.)
Area of application fr
Technologie des télécommunications (satellites, radar,etc.)
Research subject code
2525
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Wireless communication systems
Research subject fr
Systèmes de télécommunications sans fil
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
An RFID-based Mobility Tracking System
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless technology that uses radio waves to transfer data for the
purpose of identifying and tracking. A typical RFID system is composed of RFID tags and readers. An RFID
tag is a microchip that can store unique identification information electronically. Once a tag is attached to an
object, the object can be identified and tracked through the data transfer between the tag and reader. ViTRAK
Systems Inc. is a fast-growing corporation dedicated to the development and production of advanced tracking
systems. One of the products that ViTRAK would like to develop is a mobility tracking system based on RFID
technology. This system is expected to be used in many different applications such as patient monitoring,
inventory management, and security. In this project, we plan to solve the research problems involved in the
system and complete a prototype RFID-based mobility tracking system.
